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Wednesday, October 06, 2004


Ever wondered why no one has ever ranked the different cell phones for their radiation levels? Well, wait no longer.
Sir William Stewart, the chairman of the Health Protection Agency and the National Radiation Protection Board, complained that not enough information on mobile emissions was made public in an interview with The Telegraph last month.

Sir William, who will publish new guidelines on mobile phones and health by the end of the year, said: "There is a website set up by manufacturers but have you tried to navigate that site to find SAR [Specific Absorption Rate - the rate at which the body absorbs emissions] values? I can tell you it is not easy."
Two questions: Why isn't this information made as publicly available as the calorie content on a box of Cheerios, and how could anyone not trust a guy called "Sir William?"



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