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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TRUST www.ehttust.org the future either, because of ethical cbnslderanons, the use of children as research sub~ects must always be lieavtly justified," according to STUKresearch director Slsko Salomaa. The Authority suggests that children's mobliephone use could be restricted in the followmg ways: favouring thc use of tcxt messages rather than calls, parents limiting the number of calls and theirduratidn, using hands-frec devices avoid talking in an area with low conncct~vity or in a movlng car or. a train. EUROPEAN UMON MEMEER STATES: Euinpean Parliament (2008b, 2009) suggested tliat current limits arc obsolete and do not consider developments in vulnel-able groups (e.g., pregnant women, newborns, ch~ldren). A wide-rang~ng awareness campaign was suggested to familiar~ze young Europeans mth good moblle phone techniques (e.g., llands-free kit, keep calls short, switch offpi~ones when not in use, usa phones tn good reception areas). EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY: Dlrector J, McGlade made a policy statement in 2009, advising against regular use of cell phones by children and proposing precautionaiy actions to ~cduce the general public's radiation cxposures RUSSIA: Tn 201 I. the Rusnan National Committee on Yon-Ton~zing Radiatton Protection advi~ed potential nsk for children's health is very high. Current safety stalidards for exposure to microwaves from mobile phones have been developed for adults anddo not conslder characteristtc fcatures of a child's body. RNCNJRP stated ultimate urgcncy to defend chlldren's health rrom the influence of the EMF of the mob~le cornmun~cat~ons syste~ns. Usage of a mobllephone by children and adolescents under 18 years old is not recommended and mobile phone use rcquires lmplementat~on of precautionaiymeasures rn older to PTeventliealih risks. Mobile phone use by pregnant women 1s not recommended in order to prevent risk fol a fetus. SWITZERLAND: Tither keep your calls short or send a text message (SMS) ~nstead. This advice applies expeciatly to cliildren and ndolescents." (Federal OEcc of Public Health) GERMANY: Federal Office for Radiatiou Protection (Bunesamt fur Strahlenschutz 2008d) recommends exposure min~m~zatioii for children. KO RE A: Seoul Metropolltan Courrc1l(2009) bans thcusc of cell phonesat schools.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TRUST ~mv~~'..chtrust og UNITED KINGDOM! Chief Medical Oflicers in the Department of Hcalth strongly advise that where children and yonng people usemobitc phones, encourage: use for essential purposes only and short oalls(2005). FRANCE. Under the new legrslat~on, "all publrc communication, whatwerthe means or suppori, that arm, drrectly or indirectly to promote sale, availab~l~ty or use of cell phones by children younger than 14 years old would be prohibited. Sale or frcc ddistribuiio~l of products containing radiofrequency devrces and a~mcd specffically for use by children younger than 6 ymrs of agcmay bc forb~dden by orderof thc Healtli Mmlster, in order to limit exceswvc exposwe of children " General limitation under 18 years of age. Tajikistan bans moblle phones from schools and universities to boost cciuoat~on. Anyone caught canying or talking on a ccll phone wfll be fined. TORONTO. CANADA: h~~~:/!www.tor~nto.cn/hcalthih~h~!~df/b~h cllilcl~cn saf~ccll~~horr~.~dr and htrE/iwii~w.ioron1o.~d~~e;~~~~~~.ph~~~1~d~fd~cIshec1 ~hi~ci~n,~.s:~~~~~lI~~~~on~~ndf -. -- "Cllildr~, especially pre-adolescent childrco, use landlines whenever possible. keeping the use of cell phones for essential purposes only, limrttng the length of cell phone calls and using headsets or hands-free opbons, whenever poss~blc" (Toronto Public Health 2008a). "Parents who buy cell pllo~lcs for their children~hould look for ones with the lowest cmissrons of RF waves. Pl7lle11 cell phoile receptron is low (this happens when the base station antenna is far away) and when acell phone is hcmg used during h~gh speed have1 (1.e. drivrng in 3 car) power being emicted from the cell phone must be increased in order to maintarn reception, Cell phone use by chlldren ~hOuld be limited durrng these tfmes in order to reduce exposure to RFs" (Tomnto Publ~c Health 2008b). In collaboration with the California Brain Tumor Association and Consumers for Safe Cell Phones
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