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NTP stands for...
National Toxicology Program
RF stands for...
Radio Frequency
what does the word "Ethics" mean?
What is morally right or wrong, good or bad.
What 3 actions someone could take to REDUCE their exposure to wireless radiation?
- Airplane Mode at night - Not near head at night or out of bedroom! - Not in pocket - Bluetooth off - WiFi Off - Speakerphone when possible - Wired earbuds...
What are 3 wireless devices that emit wireless radiation?
Cell Phones, Smart Watches, iPads, Laptops, Wireless earbuds...
The FDA (Food & Drug Administration) invested $_______ to perform this NTP study
$30 Million
IARC stands for...
International Association for Research on Cancer
The Food & Drug Administration classified wireless radiation as a class ______________.
It is publicly known that this metal can cause cancer and is classified the same as wireless radiation.
Lead
The largest organ of the human body is also the first area where wireless radiation is absorbed. Name this organ?
The skin.
How long was this NTP study?
20 Years Long
This is the designated form of measurement used to determine how much radiation is absorbed by an object.
Specific Absorption Rates (SARs)
Current cell phone radiation safety limits were established in what year?
1996
Why are children at a higher risk for absorbing wireless radiation compared to adults?
Children have thinner skulls and more absorbent brain tissues.
What are some of the possible consequences for public health when the outdated 1996 safety standards are used?
Many health issues could be created by the continued exposure to the wireless radiation. Though heating may not occur, health effects still do and the 1996 safety standards do not take those into consideration.
Who led the design and implementation of the NTP’s 20 year $30 million study?
Dr. Ronald Melnick
What is a Carcinogen?
Any substance, organism, or agent (thing) that can cause cancer.
Who is the agency responsible for setting the wireless radiation safety standards?
Federal Communications Commissions (FCC)
What does "non-thermal effect" mean when talking about radiation?
A health effect that can occur without raising the bodies temperature.
Why is the assumption that "the only effect can be heating of the tissue" wrong?
Many negative health outcomes can occur BEFORE heating takes places.
Why are rats and mice so often used as test subjects when studying the health effects from wireless radiation expousre?
It would go against ethics to use humans AND the process of disease occurs similarly in rats and mice as it does in humans.
What is a reverberation chamber?
A room that allows all test subjects to have the same exposure.
Why do public health advocates state that current wireless radiation standards are flawed?
The current standards only guard against thermal (heating) effects.
What U.S. Medical Institute published over 2,300 studies in the 1970's that showed hundreds of negative health effects from wireless radiation exposure?
The U.S. Navy Medical Research Institute
What does WHO stand for?
World Health Organization