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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TRUST www.el~wust,or~ The REC'NlRP considers it is reasonable to dcvrlop mobile phones with rcduccd EMF cxposure (with hands-freesets, ~ncluded limitation functions, such as l~mrtation ofthe numberofdaily phone calls, possibility of forced limitation of phonc call duration, etc.). It is required to includecourses 011 mobile phomes use and issues coiiceming EMF exposure in the educational program ~ II schools. 11 1s rcasonable to set Tim~ts on mobile telecommnnicatrons use by children and adolescents, including ban on all types of advertisemenTof mohiio teleco~nmun~catior~s for children (teenagers) and with theirparticipation. The RNCNIRP is ready to as$~sl the mass-med~a in their awareness-ralwng work and educattonal activities in the area of EMF and, rn particular, to prov~dc ~nformation about The neweStrcscarcli of the impact of EMF on human health and the measures to curb the negative impact of this phys~cal agent. Better safety cr~teria for children and teenagers are requ~red in tile nearest term. Features of the developing organisin should be taken into account, as well as the significance of bioeiectric processes for human life and activ~t~es, prcscnr and Nure conditions of EMF, prospects of teclmological and technical development should bc addressed in a document of legal status. Development of a fundednalional program for studyingpossihle health effects froin chroulc EMF Cxposure oftlx developing braln 1s ncccssary,
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TRUST wws- JURISDICTIONS THAT ENCOURAGE LIMlTINGUSE OF PHONES BY CIBLDREN UNITED STATES NOT TAKING ACTION Be it noted that the United States' FCC's Kid's Zone (current but not n~dated since 2009) on the FCC current wcbsite states: '+Do cell phones cause brain cancer? Thereis no sc~entific evidence to dare that proves that wlreless phone usage can lead to cnncer or a vanery of other health efrccfs, including headaches, dizziness or memory lass Howevcr, studres are ongorng and key government agencies, such as the Pood andDmg Admintstratron (FDA) contliiue to monitor the results of the latest scientific research on this topro. In 1993," the FDA, whicl~ has prtmaly jur~sdicZlon for mvestigating moblle phme safety, stated that it d~d not have enough lnformatron at tltat trme to rulc out the possibihty of rlsk, but if such a risk cxiss, " ~t is probably small." Tbe FDA co~icluded that there is no proof that cellular telephones can be harmful, but if rndividuals remain concerned sevaal precauttorrary actrons could be taken, rncludmg llmiting convcrsat~ons on hand-11etd cellular telephones and making grcateruse of telephones with veh~cle-mounted antennas wherc there is a greater separation distance betwccn the user and the radiating antennas. Tlie Web srte for the FDA's Center for Dev~ces and Radiological Hcalth provides further informatton on mobile phoue safety: www .fda.govlcdrldplion~/~ndex.html " No use in clitldren under 16 years of age htk~l/wwlv.aiehdeet com!2007/09!I3ikni'i1alska.mdi~hai1i1111p- ,mllpho~ics-for-kids-~tndcr- 161 Requests that manufacturers do not create ads with children and pregnant women. Iittp if~hiilive 1n.co1nincws/no-k1db-r)rc~iani-~om~n-1r1-cdl1~h~n~~a~ls-ffo~~II67335- 17.htinI TSRAEL: The Minis@ publrshed a siet of guidelines that called for limiting childrc~,'~ use of cell phones, avolding ceilular communication in enclosed places such as elevalors and trains, and using wired, not wirclcqs, earpieces (Azoulay 2008). FINLAND: In 2009, Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) advrsed that ohild~m's moblle phone use should hc reqtncted. The Authority says that ~liildreo will havc more time to use a mobile plione for a iongerperiod of time than adults, the long-term nsks frmn theuse of mohllephones cannot be assessed bcforc thc phones have ben? in use for several decades, and chrldren's brains arc dwelop~ng up to the age 0020 years. "Wlth children, we have reason to be especially carefully, becausethere isnotei~ouglr research on children's mobrle phone use. Unfortunately, it rwll not bc easy to obyain this information tn
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