90
•support needed research into possible biological effects of RF of the type emitted by mobile phones;
•design mobile phones in a way that minimizes any RF exposure to the user that is not necessary for device function; and
•cooperate in providing mobile phone users with the best possible information on what is known about possible effects of mobile phone use on human health.
•At the same time, FDA belongs to an interagency working group of the federal agencies that have responsibility for different aspects of mobile phone safety to ensure a coordinated effort at the federal level. These agencies are:
•National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
•Environmental Protection Agency
•Federal Communications Commission
•Occupational Health and Safety Administration
•National Telecommunications and Information Administration
The National Institutes of Health also participates in this group.
In the absence of conclusive information about any possible risk, what can concerned individuals do?
If there is a risk from these
People who must conduct extended conversations in their cars every day could switch to a type of mobile phone that places more distance between their bodies and the source of the RF, since the exposure level drops off dramatically with distance. For example, they could switch to:
•a mobile phone in which the antenna is located outside the vehicle,
•a
•a headset with a remote antenna to a mobile phone carried at the waist.
