By Leslie Cauley, USA TODAY
Some cellphones emit several times more radiation than others, the Environmental Working Group found in one of the most exhaustive studies of its kind.
The government watchdog group on Wednesday releases a list ranking cellphones in terms of radiation. The free listing of more than 1,000 devices can be viewed HERE.
Concerns about radiation and cellphones have swirled for years. Scientific evidence to date has not been able to make a hard link between cancer and cellphones. But recent studies “are showing increased risk for brain and mouth tumors for people who have used cellphones for at least 10 years,” says Jane Houlihan, senior vice president of research at the Washington-based group.
CTIA, the wireless industry lobbying association, disagrees. In a statement it noted that “scientific evidence has overwhelmingly indicated that wireless devices do not pose” a health hazard.
That’s why the American Cancer Society, World Health Organization and Food and Drug Administration, among others, “all have concurred that wireless devices are not a public health risk,” the CTIA statement says.
Houlihan acknowledges that “the verdict is still out” on whether cellphones can be linked directly to cancer.
“But there’s enough concern that the governments of six countries” — including France, Germany and Israel — “have issued limits of usage of cellphones, particularly for children.”
Houlihan says her group is “advising people to choose a phone that falls on the lower end of the (radiation) spectrum” to minimize potential health problems. The Samsung Impression has the lowest: 0.35 watts per kilogram, a measure of how much radiation is absorbed into the brain when the phone is held to the ear.
The highest: T-Mobile’s MyTouch 3G, Motorola Moto VU204 and Kyocera Jax S1300, all at 1.55 W/kg.
The Apple iPhone, sold exclusively by AT&T in the USA, is in the middle of the pack at 1.19 W/kg.
The Federal Communications Commission, which sets standards for cellphone radiation, requires that all devices be rated at 1.6 W/kg or lower.
The Environmental Working Group says the FCC’s standard is outmoded, noting that it was established 17 years ago, when cellphones and wireless usage patterns were much different. The group wants the government to take a “fresh look” at radiation standards.
The FCC currently doesn’t require handset makers to divulge radiation levels. As a result, radiation rankings for dozens of devices, including the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 and Motorola KRZR, aren’t on the group’s list.
The Federal Communications Commission requires that all cellphones be rated at 1.6 watts per kilogram or lower — a measure of how much radio frequency energy is absorbed by the body when using the device. Best and worst cellphones by energy emitted, in watts per kilogram:
BEST
Samsung Impression SGH-a877 0.35
Motorola Razr V8 0.36
Samsung Impression SGH-t229 0.38
Samsung Rugby SGH-a837 0.46
Samsung Propel Pro SGH-i627 0.47
Samsung Gravity SGH-t459 0.49
T-Mobile Sidekick 0.50
LG Xenon GR500 0.52
Motorola Karma QA1 0.55
Sanyo Katana II 0.55
WORST
Motorola Moto VU204 1.55
T-Mobile MyTouch 3G 1.55
Kyocera Jax S1300 1.55
BlackBerry Curve 8330 1.54
Motorola W385 1.54
T-Mobile Shadow 1.53
Motorola C290 1.53
Motorola i335 1.53
Motorola Moto VE240 1.52
BlackBerry Bold 9000 1.51
Source: Environmental Working Group
820 to 880mh, the same as you use for laser surgery and microwave ovens. 10,000 cells per second, fried, double for iphones and crackberries…. and 100% mass cell proliferation after 10 minutes and 10 seconds with 96 sets of human and rodent brain cells…. proliferation being the early stages of cancer. 3) Everything is subclinical until it is clinical. Foolish is the human who allows a child (5.2x more brain gliomas in those who engage in massive use of cellphones prior to age 18) to use a cell phone is a poor parent, indeed. Your opinions cannot stand up to… Read more »
my new samsung reclaim (sprint) not on the web site
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Go zaidy Itkin!!!!!!!!!
why isn’t my picture there? and what can i do to make it up there?!
the director of “lubavitchers not photographed with cellphones inc.”
i hate to say this but these pictures are the proof to how low we fell. why in the world is it a kavod to supposedly chashuveh people on their cellphones? especially right after this article. i think that its the biggest busha in the world possible. you know what, i am so shocked that i dont have any thing else to comment.
some guys smoke too.
your saying that cells are worse??
give me a break…
harav itkin was using a cordless phone.
harav itkin was using a cordless phone.
what is the point of these pictures? Why are you sticking yourself into peoples faces?
Hey, i also have a cell phone, there should be a picture of me!
http://www.ewg.org/cellphoneradiation/Get-a-Safer-Phone?allavailable=1
talit ,tefilin and and cell phone at the same time in shul. what a chilul hashem.