缅因州女议员Andrea Boland 建议：手机销售时须贴上手机会致癌的警告标签

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.


手机辐射对人体的伤害:

随着无线通讯技术的发展，使用手机的人越来越多，而手机带来的相关健康问题也引起了人们更多的关注。当人们使用手机时，手机会向发射基站传送无线电波，而无线电波或多或少地会被人体吸收，这些电波就是手机辐射。手机的辐射到底对人体有多大危害，如何把危害的程度降到最低，成了手机用户最关心的问题。一般来说，手机待机时辐射较小，通话时辐射大一些，而在手机号码已经拨出而尚未接通时，辐射最大，辐射量是待机时的3倍左右。这些辐射有可能改变人体组织，这些辐射出来的电磁波会对人体有伤害作用，对人体健康造成不利影响。因此手机用户一定要注意加强对自己的保护意识。那么我们该采取何种措施来减少手机辐射对自己的影响呢？这里就告诉你几条具体的防护措施：

A、手机接通瞬间释放的电磁波容易致癌，所以手机响时，一秒后再听手机。

B、能不使用手机来回电话，就尽量少用。

C、接听手机时，最好能使用专用的电磁波防护产品，例如使用专用耳机，实现远距离的使用是比较有效的办法。

D、在使用手机时，要尽可能地使天线远离人体，特别是头部。拨号时辐射特别大尽量离身体远一点

E、手机别放枕头边：

手机辐射对人的头部危害较大，它会对人的中枢神经系统造成机能性障碍，引起头痛、头昏、失眠、多梦和脱发等症状，有的人面部还会有刺激感。在美国和日本，已有不少怀疑因手机辐射而导致脑瘤的案例。去年7月，美国马里兰州一名患脑癌的男子认为使用手机使他患上了癌症，于是对手机制造商提起了诉讼。欧洲防癌杂志所发表的一篇研究报告也指出，长期使用手机的人患脑瘤的机会比不用的人高出30％。使用手机超过10年的人患脑瘤的几率比不使用手机的人高出80％。因此，人们在接电话时最好先把手机拿到离身体较远的距离接通，然后再放到耳边通话。此外，尽量不要用手机聊天，睡觉时也注意不要把手机放在枕头边。

F、莫把手机挂胸前：

许多女孩子喜欢把手机挂在胸前，但是研究表明，手机挂在胸前，会对心脏和内分泌系统产生一定影响。即使在辐射较小的待机状态下，手机周围的电磁波辐射也会对人体造成伤害。心脏功能不全、心律不齐的人尤其要注意不能把手机挂在胸前。有专家认为，电磁辐射还会影响内分泌功能，导致女性月经失调。另外，电磁波辐射还会影响正常的细胞代谢，造成体内钾、钙、钠等金属离子紊乱。手机中一般装有屏蔽设备，可减少辐射对人体的伤害，含铝、铅等重金属的屏蔽设备防护效果较好。但女性为了美观，往往会选择小巧的手机，这种手机的防护功能有可能不够完善，因此，在还没有出现既小巧，防护功能又强的手机之前，女性朋友最好不要把手机挂在胸前。

G、挂在腰部影响生育：

据6月28日英国《泰晤士报》报道，匈牙利科学家发现，经常携带和使用手机的男性的精子数目可减少多达30％。有医学专家指出，手机若常挂在人体的腰部或腹部旁，其收发信号时产生的电磁波将辐射到人体内的精子或卵子，这可能会影响使用者的生育机能。英国的实验报告指出，老鼠被手机微波辐射5分钟，就会产生DNA病变；人类的精、卵子长时间受到手机微波辐射，也有可能产生DNA病变。专家建议手机使用者尽量让手机远离腰、腹部，不要将手机挂在腰上或放在大衣口袋里。有些男性把手机塞在裤子口袋内，这对精子威胁最大，因为裤子的口袋就在睾丸旁边。当使用者在办公室、家中或车上时，最好把手机摆在一边。外出时可以把手机放在皮包里，这样离身体较远。使用耳机来接听手机也能有效减少手机辐射的影响。

H、不要在手机信号低使用打接功能:

手机剩一格时不要使用，收讯满格与只剩一格时相比,发射强度竟然相差1000倍以上.所以你发现手机的收讯强度只剩下一格的时候,宁可挂断不谈或者是改用公用电话.大家都知道手机的电磁波一直是让人担心的问题。