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It is further submitted that instances have been seen that use of mobile phones has been prohibited in hospitals, however, that prohibition is to reduce the risk of interference with electro medical equipments/implants in hospitals/patients. Some of the airlines also announce for not using the mobile phones while take off and landing, which is to avoid the interference with navigational systems. These restrictions/prohibitions have nothing to do with the effect of radiation on human health or patients or children. The immune power of children is nothing to do with electro magnetic radiation from mobile phone tower. There is no scientific evidence as on date which proves that EMF radiation from mobile BTS are harmful for children/patients.

The terms of the references of the Committee were (i) effect of RF radiation emitted by cell phone towers and mobile hand-sets on human health at levels below the existing standards; (ii) proliferation of electromagnetic field on environment; (iii) examination of the scientific evidence and research on the effect of electromagnetic radiation exposure from cell phone tower and from mobile handsets conducted by Medical Council or other bodies in India and abroad; (iv) adoption of reference levels for power density from base stations in mobile frequencies of IMT bands for limiting electromagnetic field exposure in telecom sector in India; (v) adoption of safety limits for exposure to radio frequency energy produced by mobile hand-sets i.e. Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) levels of exposure from a mobile hand set and disclosure of information for the handset.
Electromagnetic Radiation Risks There are many types of radiation, both natural and man-made, to which we are exposed in our daily life. Everyone is exposed to small amount of radiation everyday from naturally occurring radio waves. This radiation is called background radiation.
International research has not yet established any adverse health effect in the short or long term of Radio Frequency radiation exposure from mobile phones/towers. As there is no scientific evidence to prove that the mobile telephony system can lead to adverse health effects, we should take precautionary steps to minimize our body exposure to Electromagnetic radiation.

14.Australian Communications and Media Authority (2006) Mobile Phones, Your Health and Regulation of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Energy http://emr.acma.gov.au/mobile_phone_health.pdfMobile phone: The weight of national and international scientific opinion is that there is no substantiated evidence that using a mobile phone causes harmful health effects. Although there have been studies reporting biological effects at low levels, there has been no indication that such effects might constitute a human health hazard, even with long-term exposure...The general consensus of scientific opinion is that, provided mobile phones do not exceed the limits of recognised standards, there will be no harmful effects. (p. 8) Base station: The weight of national and international expert opinion is that there is no substantiated evidence that there are adverse health effects resulting from the emissions of mobile phone towers or base stations. (p. 9)