What is one thing you can’t live without? If you asked this
to basically any teenager or adult today, they would say their cell phone. The
first cell phone was made in 1973 by a man named Martin Cooper who worked for
Motorola. Little did he know; his invention would become one of the most desirable
things in the world. From Apple to Samsung and Verizon to Sprint, you can find
multiple different brands and multiple carriers of cell phones.
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| https://sites.psu.edu/siowfa15/2015/12/03/cell-phone-radiation-dangerous-or-not/ |
People love their cell phones, but why? Is it because you
can carry it everywhere or because you can look up anything on it? Personally,
I love my cell phone because it is a way for me to stay in contact with my
friends and family. One thing that I have never thought about is the negative
effects a cell phone can have. Everyone knows that you shouldn’t text and drive
or text while walking, but what about just having your phone in your pocket or
having it next to your head while talking? Cell phone radiation is quickly
overlooked because no one really knows the side effects or what it even is.
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| https://www.uncommonwisdomdaily.com/cell-phone-radiation-could-be-changing-your-brain-20926 |
Cell phone radiofrequency can be defined as any electromagnetic
frequencies (EMF’s) that range from 3 kHz to 300 GHz. Your cell phone gives off
these waves even if it’s not in use. The human body will absorb these waves when
they are emitted from our cell phones and bounced back to the cell phone
towers. The Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) helps us know the amount of waves
the device gives off and the amount that is being absorbed into our body. Legally
in the United States the levels range from 0.20- 1.60. For example, when
talking on the phone with the iPhone 6, the SAR will be around 1.18. With all
of the “bells and whistles” (Bluetooth, WIFI) turned on the SAR will be around
1.58, which is only .02 from the maximum legal limit. It is suggested that you
talk to someone on the phone with a distance of 5 millimeters from your head to
decrease the frequency waves being absorbed.
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Some recent studies have suggested that these waves can have
harmful effects on our body and specifically our brain. Wherever the phone is
placed by the head, your brain uses more glucose. Glucose is a sugar in the
body that we use as energy/ fuel. Some studies on animals have been tested and
have resulted in death of the animal or brain tumors. Cell phones can possibly
cause changes in reaction time, brain activity, both female and male reproductive organs, and sleep patterns. Having
the cell phone pressed up against your head is not the only way to possibly
express these symptoms. The cell phone can be in the front or back pocket of
someone’s pants and still have harmful effects. At high frequencies, the cell
phone becomes hot, these devices are not able to heat up body tissue. A
microwave or a larger device that gives off high frequencies are capable of
heating up the body. However, even with all of the studies out there, scientists
have not been able to conclude that cell phones can cause damage to our DNA.
