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  • SAR information

    Mobile phone manufacturers have begun providing information about the Specific Absorption Rate (SARs) of their products. How much radiation from mobile phones is absorbed by the user’s head? Are some models of mobile phones safer than others? What information is available to help consumers make an informed choice when purchasing a new phone? The public’s plea for information about comparative radiation levels from mobile phones has not entirely fallen on deaf ears.
    Posted in SAR, specific absorption rate

  • Australia's revised RF standard

    EMRAA looks at some of the problems with Australia's draft RF standard. A year in preparation, the new draft Standard for radiation protection is now available for public review. The Standard, which covers the frequencies from 3 kHz to 300 GHz—including the range used by mobile phones and base stations—
    Posted in averaging exposure, blood-brain barrier, mobile phones, phone towers, radiation standard, SAR, thermal effects