緬因州女議員Andrea Boland 建議：手機銷售時須貼上手機會致癌的警告標簽

Maine Rep. Andrea Boland (D-Sanford) is submitting a proposal that would mandate cancer warning labels on cell phones. While the cell phone-brain cancer link is still inconclusive, there is enough research, particularly with long-term effects that show such a link, that made Boland see the need for a consumer warning.

"Scientists warned about tobacco dangers in the '30s and '40s," she says. "But we didn't do the right thing and it took way too long to get the information to consumers about the dangers of tobacco."

This comes on the heels of a similar push in San Francisco supported by Mayor Gavin Newsom that would require all cell phone retailers to label the phones with the SAR radiation levels they emit.

Maine's proposed warning label is stronger, however. If passed, Boland's bill would mandate that cell phone manufacturers put labels on phones that warn of the potential for brain cancer linked to low-grade electromagnetic radiation. The phones would have a color graphic of a child's brain and the word "warning" printed in large, red letters.

Boland's proposal to have a printed warning on each phone is scheduled to be discussed during the 2010 session that starts in January, says The AP.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is in favor of a proposed measure being considered by the San Francisco Department of the Environment that would require all cell phone retailers to label the phones with the radiation levels they emit. If the proposal passes, it would be the first of its kind in the country.

"The information exists, but not at the point of sale," Mayor Newsom said. "If we prevail, and I believe we will prevail, other cities will follow suit."

The FCC currently requires cell phone manufacturers to stay above a certain Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) limit, which is a measure of radiation it considers as safe exposure. However, recent studies have found increased rates of brain tumors and salivary gland tumors, particularly among people who have used the cell phones for more than 10 years. Some experts are calling for a review of the FCC limits.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently made news when its ten-year study found a link between long term cell phone use and brain tumors. Earlier, the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a leading public heath and environmental advocacy group, conducted its own research and also came to the conclusion that there is cause for concern. EWG created an online database where consumers can look up the radiation levels of their cell phones.

The proposed legislation that Mayor Newsom supports would require cell phone retailers to display the radiation level (SAR value) next to each phone in a font at least as large as the price and provide information about what SAR values mean. The Department of Public Health would monitor compliance and could levy fines to those stores that don’t comply.


手機輻射對人體的傷害:

隨著無線通訊技術的發展，使用手機的人越來越多，而手機帶來的相關健康問題也引起了人們更多的關注。當人們使用手機時，手機會向發射基站傳送無線電波，而無線電波或多或少地會被人體吸收，這些電波就是手機輻射。手機的輻射到底對人體有多大危害，如何把危害的程度降到最低，成了手機用戶最關心的問題。一般來說，手機待機時輻射較小，通話時輻射大一些，而在手機號碼已經撥出而尚未接通時，輻射最大，輻射量是待機時的3倍左右。這些輻射有可能改變人體組織，這些輻射出來的電磁波會對人體有傷害作用，對人體健康造成不利影響。因此手機用戶一定要注意加強對自己的保護意識。那麽我們該采取何種措施來減少手機輻射對自己的影響呢？這裏就告訴你幾條具體的防護措施：

A、手機接通瞬間釋放的電磁波容易致癌，所以手機響時，一秒後再聽手機。

B、能不使用手機來回電話，就盡量少用。

C、接聽手機時，最好能使用專用的電磁波防護產品，例如使用專用耳機，實現遠距離的使用是比較有效的辦法。

D、在使用手機時，要盡可能地使天線遠離人體，特別是頭部。撥號時輻射特別大盡量離身體遠一點

E、手機別放枕頭邊：

手機輻射對人的頭部危害較大，它會對人的中樞神經係統造成機能性障礙，引起頭痛、頭昏、失眠、多夢和脫發等症狀，有的人麵部還會有刺激感。在美國和日本，已有不少懷疑因手機輻射而導致腦瘤的案例。去年7月，美國馬裏蘭州一名患腦癌的男子認為使用手機使他患上了癌症，於是對手機製造商提起了訴訟。歐洲防癌雜誌所發表的一篇研究報告也指出，長期使用手機的人患腦瘤的機會比不用的人高出30％。使用手機超過10年的人患腦瘤的幾率比不使用手機的人高出80％。因此，人們在接電話時最好先把手機拿到離身體較遠的距離接通，然後再放到耳邊通話。此外，盡量不要用手機聊天，睡覺時也注意不要把手機放在枕頭邊。

F、莫把手機掛胸前：

許多女孩子喜歡把手機掛在胸前，但是研究表明，手機掛在胸前，會對心髒和內分泌係統產生一定影響。即使在輻射較小的待機狀態下，手機周圍的電磁波輻射也會對人體造成傷害。心髒功能不全、心律不齊的人尤其要注意不能把手機掛在胸前。有專家認為，電磁輻射還會影響內分泌功能，導致女性月經失調。另外，電磁波輻射還會影響正常的細胞代謝，造成體內鉀、鈣、鈉等金屬離子紊亂。手機中一般裝有屏蔽設備，可減少輻射對人體的傷害，含鋁、鉛等重金屬的屏蔽設備防護效果較好。但女性為了美觀，往往會選擇小巧的手機，這種手機的防護功能有可能不夠完善，因此，在還沒有出現既小巧，防護功能又強的手機之前，女性朋友最好不要把手機掛在胸前。

G、掛在腰部影響生育：

據6月28日英國《泰晤士報》報道，匈牙利科學家發現，經常攜帶和使用手機的男性的精子數目可減少多達30％。有醫學專家指出，手機若常掛在人體的腰部或腹部旁，其收發信號時產生的電磁波將輻射到人體內的精子或卵子，這可能會影響使用者的生育機能。英國的實驗報告指出，老鼠被手機微波輻射5分鍾，就會產生DNA病變；人類的精、卵子長時間受到手機微波輻射，也有可能產生DNA病變。專家建議手機使用者盡量讓手機遠離腰、腹部，不要將手機掛在腰上或放在大衣口袋裏。有些男性把手機塞在褲子口袋內，這對精子威脅最大，因為褲子的口袋就在睾丸旁邊。當使用者在辦公室、家中或車上時，最好把手機擺在一邊。外出時可以把手機放在皮包裏，這樣離身體較遠。使用耳機來接聽手機也能有效減少手機輻射的影響。

H、不要在手機信號低使用打接功能:

手機剩一格時不要使用，收訊滿格與隻剩一格時相比,發射強度竟然相差1000倍以上.所以你發現手機的收訊強度隻剩下一格的時候,寧可掛斷不談或者是改用公用電話.大家都知道手機的電磁波一直是讓人擔心的問題。