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Cellular phone hazard for children

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During the last two decades, wireless communications (cell phones, Internet, WiFi technology) became the fastest developing technology that spread around the world. It is close to 5 billion mobile phones registered in both developed and developing countries. In addition to the users of these technologies, the entire world population is exposed to exponentially increasing radiofrequency (RF) radiation from base stations and satellite antennas. In this special issue of The Environmentalist, three other papers one way or another addressed the problems related to the impact of RF radiation on the contemporary life. This paper is focused on the importance of paying special attention on potential effects of wireless technologies on children brain. This is even more important because cell phones may be seen in the hands of children as little as 3–4 years in age. There is no way to assess and predict the potential damages of children brain exposed to RF radiation. For that reason, precautionary principle must be applied in discussing the potential hazard of the use of cell phones in such young age.

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Markov, M.S. Cellular phone hazard for children. Environmentalist 32, 201–209 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-012-9391-8

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