Welcome to Safe For Humans.

The site is in its beta form as we populate it with articles and links. Please take a look and let us know what you think.

About Safe For Humans

Safe For Humans is a consumer resource for news and information about toxins in our everday products, food, and building materials.

Products made for humans should be safe for humans.

Search
Help support SFH by shopping with Amazon.com
« Protests over German Dioxin scandal | Main | Environmental risks of nanoparticles unknown »
12:07PM

Cell phones and radiation

...Cell phones emit non- ionizing radiation similar to microwaves. Ionizing radiation, found in X-rays and gamma rays, is known to increase cancer risk, but it's not clear whether non-ionizing radiation has a similar effect."The fact is that cell phones are two-way microwave radios and most people do not know that," said Devra Davis, author of "Disconnect: The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Has Done to Hide It, and How to Protect Your Family." "If they really understood it, though, I think fewer people would walk around with phones plastered to their heads."...

Read the full atticle by Shari Rudavsky at Indystar.com

Read the Environmental Working Group's report on cell phone safety

Look up your cell phone with EWG's radiation guide

PrintView Printer Friendly Version

EmailEmail Article to Friend

References (3)

References allow you to track sources for this article, as well as articles that were written in response to this article.

Reader Comments

There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below.

PostPost a New Comment

Enter your information below to add a new comment.

My response is on my own website »
Author Email (optional):
Author URL (optional):
Post:
 
Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong>