CELLPHONE RADIATION NOT HARMFUL-COAI

Seeking to set at rest the fears of health hazards due to use of cellphones, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) today claimed that radiation from mobile phones and cellular towers had no adverse effect on the human body.

COAI, a representative body for GSM operators in India, said there are many "misconceptions and apprehensions" with regard to radiation from mobile phones and base stations and it has time and again emphasised that these are "not injurious" to the human body.

"It has been repeatedly brought out by ICNIRP review papers and WHO fact sheets that RF radiations from mobile phones and cellular towers have no adverse effect on the human body," COAI said in a statement.

International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) is a body of independent scientific experts that works closely with World Health Organisation.

source;PTI