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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
03-March-2015
14:22 IST
Side-Effects
of Harmful Radiation from Mobile Phones and Towers
The
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has informed that in a number of studies it has been reported that exposure to
radiation from mobile phones causes adverse health effects. But there is no
conclusive data available so far on this issue, however the growing body of
scientific evidences indicates some bio-effects and possible adverse health
effects of Radio Frequency Radiation (RFR) which merit further investigations.
Even the World Health Organization (WHO) (2011) after reviewing the studies
published from year 2000 to 31st May 2011 classified the radio
frequency electromagnetic radiations/field emitted from wireless phone under
group 2 B-carcinogen category. Due to this fact numbers of countries have developed
health based precautionary guidelines for exposure of EMF from cell phone
towers including India.
The
ICMR has further informed that there is no scientific confirmed evidence that
use of mobile phones causes mental and physical diseases. There is no proven
scientific evidence yet to suggest that electromagnetic radiations emitted from
mobile phone may lead to cancer, tumour, mental imbalance, dementia, headache
and even it can damage DNA of a person.
The ICMR is
conducting a multi-disciplinary cohort study in Delhi & National Capital
Region (NCR) to find out adverse effects of Radio Frequency Radiation (RFR), if
any, emitted from cell phone on adult Indian population. Under this study
specific absorption rate, power density, wave length and frequency of RFR
emitted from various types of cell phones used by the enrolled subjects as well
as from cell phone towers installed at various places in Delhi are measured.
The physical characteristics of RFR emitted from various cell phones will be
correlated with the clinical & laboratory findings to examine whether use
of cell phone is associated with reproductive dysfunctions, male infertility,
neurological disorders (cognitive behavior, sleep related disorders, depression
etc.), cardiovascular disorders, Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) disorders and
promote cancer if any, in Human Volunteers.
In
addition to the above, the ICMR has also funded few studies on limited basis in
India to address this issue. The summary of the finding of the studies
conducted in India in this area given below:-
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