Mobile phone is health hazards
The committee included representatives from the health ministry, Department of Biotechnology and Member Secretary, Dot. The recommendations of the committee are:
Mobile phones not adhering to standard levels of specific absorption rate (SAR) – a measure of the amount of radiofrequency energy absorbed by the body while using a phone - should be barred.
Mobile towers should not be installed near high density residential areas, schools, playgrounds and hospitals.
In the case of a person using a cellphone, most of the heating occurs on the surface of the head, causing its temperature to increase by a fraction of a degree. The brain blood flow is capable of disposing this excess by increasing the local blood flow and increasing body temperature.
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