Consumer Group Says China
Cell Radiation Levels Unsafe
Consumidor
March 16, 2000
On March 9, the
China Consumers Association (CCA) issued a "worrisome" warning about Chinese
cell phones' electromagnetic radiation and how this might affect the phones'
users, the March 10 Yangcheng Wanbao (Yangcheng Evening News) reported.
According to the
CCA, tests have found that some cell phones' radiation was as high as 10,000
microwatts per square centimeter (1,550 mw per square inch).
The CCA added that
the lowest level of radiation found was 300 mw/cm2 (46.5mw/in2), and that that
these doses of electromagnetic radiation already significantly exceed the
maximum level established by China's health standards.
China's government
does not yet regulate cell phones' intermittent radiation or its effects on
users' heads, the newspaper reported.
The newspaper also
noted that according to a study by China's Northern Communications University,
half of cell phones' electromagnetic radiation is absorbed by the human body
and another quarter by the brain. The study additionally found that long-term
cell phone users already exhibit dizziness, memory loss, diminished eyesight
and red, rash-like spots around their ears.
