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Parliamentary question - E-002425/2020Parliamentary question
E-002425/2020

Harmful mobile phone radiation

Question for written answer E-002425/2020
to the Commission
Rule 138
Niels Fuglsang (S&D)

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) expresses the absorption of mobile phone radiation by a body area of ​​between 1 and 10 grams of body tissue and is measured in watts per kilogram (W/kg). According to the European Parliamentary Research Service, there is divided scientific opinion - in particular in connection with specific US and Italian studies - regarding the risks of cancer and the causality of mobile phone use. Both the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, which is a WHO offshoot, have also found a link, concluding that certain radio frequencies, at extreme levels, are ‘possibly carcinogenic to humans’, though the likelihood is regarded as low. Several prospective studies have been announced, however. In the EU, a SAR value of 2 W/kg has been allowed, while the permissible SAR value in the US is 1.6 W/kg.

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