Myths and Facts
Various Myths about Mobile Handsets & Mobile base stations:
Myth
Mobile phone use cause headaches.
Fact
Headaches are not related to Mobile phone use and there is no scientific evidence.
Myth
It is safer using a mobile phone in a car as the car shields from the radiation.
Fact
The RF radiation is increased by Mobile phones when used in a car to overcome the shielding.
Myth
Mobile phones cause brain cancer to the people who use it.
Fact
There is no scientific evidence that Mobile Phone can cause brain cancer.
Myth
Mobile Base stations are dangerous and one should have distance from it.
Fact
It is the antenna from which we should keep distance not from tower and that too if we are positioned facing antenna at comparable height. At the ground level, the intensity of RF radiation from base station is much less.
Myth
Nobody is investigating the health effects of RF radiation.
Fact
The World Health Organization, many national & international organizations and independent expert groups are coordinating to investigate health effects of RF radiation.
