San Francisco it is on the phone bill cellular radiation

The FCC said all levels of radiation from cellphones safe as long as they remain less than 1.6 W/kg.Disclosure of controversial radiation cell phone bill has been on "indefinite hold" a "watered-down version" will probably enacted insteadIt not know what specific technical qualms the city now has the Act it

The City of San Francisco of disclosure of controversial radiation cell phone bill has been on "indefinite hold" and a "watered-down version" will probably be adopted instead.

If reports San Francisco Chronicle on Friday, which said that it was not fair that the city has the jitters of a prosecution from the cell phone industry.

"It also questions the accuracy of the labels of radiation," notes article, "who say could effectively shoppers to buy phones that emit radiation more than others."

Easily accessible information

As we pointed out, in June last Council of supervisors of San Francisco voted ten to one requiring city cellular phone stores to display rates of specific absorption (SAR) of their mobile retail somewhere on the apparatus of the sample. These SARS out max 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg), the level the highest allowed by the Federal Communications Commission.

"Phone manufacturers disclose current levels of radiation from cell phone to the Federal Government," said our then Mayor Gavin Newsom - now lieutenant Governor of California. "These same information should also easily accessible to the consumer."

He knows not what specific technical qualms the city now has the right he passed, but a possible problem is that cell phones have several specific absorption rate.

Last we tested, the Blackberry Curve 8330, for example, running at a maximum of SAR of 1.54, but only 0.99 value on a hip holster. A version of the iPhone logs in to 1.19 to 0.16 depending on what position the handset is used.

It is these rates or some average rate that consumers should worry of? Or all? Add to the confusion that the FCC declare all these levels of security as long as they remain less than 1.6 W/kg. As noted by our John Timmer, it is one of those moments when anxiety appears to be real science on the issue before racing.

A little less

San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos, says that when Supes them back to the drawing board, a revised version of the Act will require "a little less" information for retailers - something along the line of a sheet of tip on how to avoid exposure to radiation via the sets of the heads and speaker phones.

Perhaps, it will also require officials to view more highlight safety tips that they include in the small print of the instructions and documentation disclosure that comes with a mobile device.

The disclosure could even read something like that Mayor Newsom to note in its press release supporting the now delayed Act.

"I am suggesting not by any means that people should be fearful to use a cell phone," Newsom said. "" "". Cell phones are an integral part of modern life. However, there are simple things that can be taken to minimize exposure to radiation emitted by the phone as using a head game, phone speaker or texts and turn off the phone when it is not in use. ?

But don't expect this problem to cool off so early. California State Senator Mark Leno of San Francisco, said that he would propose a new version of the phone bill cell radiation disclosure in Sacramento - with the blessing of the SF Chronicle.

The newspaper "all the Californians deserve learn more about the potential of the devices that hold their ears against dangers," said in an editorial published on Saturday.