[ RadSafe ] Mobile phones riskier in the countryside?

[davidhelton1 at bellsouth.net]

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> From: "Bjorn Cedervall" <bcradsafers at hotmail.com>
> Date: 2005/06/02 Thu AM 09:19:08 EDT
> To: radsafe at radlab.nl
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Mobile phones riskier in the countryside?
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> Suggested reading:
> http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/0000000CAB7F.htm
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> My personal action only,
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> Bjorn Cedervall    bcradsafers at hotmail.com
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> Let’s put things in perspective. 

The risk from any radiation emitted from cell phones is very minimal compared to other health risk caused by their use.

A number of states have laws that prohibit their use while driving. The reason for these laws is that people driving and concentrating on the discussion are more likely to be involved or cause a car accident. The use of cell phones while walking is another hazard. Consider the discussion (perhaps a divorce discussion) and you are concentrating or very upset and walk out into traffic and get hit by a motor vehicle. Consider you are working at home and lose a finger to a saw. There are many other examples where people have suffered a physical effect from cell phone use not related to the radiation emitted from the phone or associated equipment.

I realize this a radiation forum, but things need to be put into perspective. These other risk should be pointed out because their likelihood is very much greater, perhaps a 100,000 times greater, than any radiation risk causing cancer or other effects on the body.

David K. Helton
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