Motorola iDEN i205 User Manual page 107

• 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 products — and at this
point we do not know that there is — it is probably
very small. But if people are concerned about
avoiding even potential risks, there are simple steps
they can take to do so. For example, time is a key
factor in how much exposure a person receives.
Those persons who spend long periods of time on
their hand-held mobile phones could consider holding
lengthy conversations on conventional phones and
reserving the hand-held models for shorter
conversations or for situations when other types of
phones are not available.
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 hand-held phone with a built-in antenna
connected to a different antenna mounted on the
outside of the car or built into a separate package,
or
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