The mobile phone is by far the strongest and closest source of exposure to waves to the brain and body, it alone represents around 90% of your daily exposure to waves !
Tablets/computers/boxes have lower exposure to Wi-Fi (less powerful wave emissions and at a distance from the head).
3G/4G tablets radiate more than Wi-Fi but always at a distance from the head.
Connected to a relay antenna, your smartphone constantly emits waves to ensure the exchange of data: calls, messages, videos, social networks... but also during notifications! And in almost permanent contact with the body or the head.
If we believe the standard that is supposed to protect us, everything is fine. However, when we analyze this standard (based on the SAR index), we see its limitations:
Our level of exposure to waves depends on the time we use our smartphone but also on the quality of the network. Indeed, the weaker our network signal, the more waves we absorb.
A mobile phone adapts its transmission power and the user's exposure varies from 1 to 10,000 depending on network conditions.
Carrying your cell phone in your front pocket puts you at particular risk. Reproductive organs can be overexposed to waves, which can affect sperm quality in men.
The back pocket is a better choice because the buttocks allow more distance from vital organs, although it is not ideal for carrying your mobile on your person.
Very often, young people get into the habit of sleeping with their phone under their pillow, which can disrupt the brain's electrical activity or even the heart rhythm.
When you're using public transportation (metro, bus, train, car, bike), your phone regularly switches antennas, creating peaks in your connection. Health authorities recommend not using your phone while traveling, especially when it's fast!
Many people who wear metal glasses or earrings are unaware that these objects can amplify and/or concentrate electromagnetic waves, which can be problematic when it comes to sensitive areas of the body, particularly the eyes. Furthermore, there are no protective standards for these very common uses to protect users.
In areas with poor signal quality, cell phones emit louder signals to connect to cell towers. These are often isolated locations with low cell tower density, but also in dense cities or buildings that block the transmission of radio waves.
People who talk on the phone for more than 30 minutes a day are considered heavy users by official studies.
This constant overexposure to waves can induce electrosensitivity syndrome (or EHS = ElectroHyperSensitivity)
Although exposure to cell phone waves is legally regulated, cases of overexposure are very real because the standard is not adapted to all uses and does not take into account non-thermal effects. This can result in disorders that may refer to electrohypersensitivity (EHS).
However, overexposure to waves does not systematically cause EHS syndrome and the feeling of one or more sensations of discomfort. However, possible long-term effects remain.
During pregnancy, the developing fetus is particularly vulnerable.
As the brain and nerves form, intercellular connections are constantly being created. Excessive electromagnetic radiation can have lasting negative effects on these connections.
Epidemiological studies have revealed that intensive use of wave-emitting devices can significantly increase the risk of miscarriage .
Children are particularly vulnerable to electromagnetic waves due to their small size and the fact that their brains and organs are still developing. Their bodies absorb up to 10 times more waves than adults.
Even more worrying is the lack of safety standards that take this part of the population into account.
In addition, children are now directly or indirectly exposed to electromagnetic waves from a very young age.
Common sense tells us that using a headset should reduce our exposure to cell phone waves since it increases the distance between the head and the phone.
However, reducing general head exposure means overexposure of the ear canal and other parts of our body, especially for those of us who carry our phone (on a call) in our pocket when using the headset.
WHO classification:
In 2011, the World Health Organization officially classified electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile phones as a possible human carcinogen (Group 2B). This classification is based on studies that showed that heavy mobile phone users (at least 30 minutes per day for 10 years) were at higher risk of developing brain tumors.
Increase in brain cancers over 30 years: The French national public health agency (Santé Publique France) has noted a fourfold increase in the most aggressive brain cancers (glioblastomas).
Exposure to waves is among the possible factors mentioned.
https://www.sera.asso.fr/index.php/cancers-du-cerveau-4-fois-plus-de-glioblastomes-confirmes-en-30-ans/
A 2024 South Korean report based on 24 studies suggests a link between mobile phone use and certain brain tumors.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/
cellphone-radiation-may-cause-brain-cancer-south-korea-report/?_kx=v4SLMgOSAhHfkoF-3ljrm2Mjpwd3tQLubDDEebP-3pE.STENZN
The Italian courts have already recognised the link between intensive mobile phone use and the development of tumours three times (expert reports).
The 2016 report from the French health agency (ANSES) concluded in particular that radio frequencies could have a possible effect on children:
ANSES recommends in particular:
In 2019, ANSES published a report recommending that measures be taken to ensure that users are no longer exposed to SARs above the legal limit. It points out that the health effects of this overexposure of the body are poorly understood due to the lack of available studies and that biological effects on brain activity are possible.
In its monograph published in 2013 on the effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC - WHO) concludes, based on the results published by Christ et al. (2010), that since the mobile phone is closer to the brain of children than to the brain of adults, the average exposure to a mobile phone, for similar use, is increased by a factor of 2 for the brain and by more than a factor of 10 for the bone marrow.
Additionally, the dielectric properties of certain tissues such as bone marrow and bone vary with age. The conductivity of these two tissues is higher in children than in adults, and the energy received after exposure to a radiofrequency source is therefore higher.
https://www.anses.fr/fr/system/files
/AP2012SA0091Ra.pdf , Page 58, 2.1.3
The waves emitted by cell phones, Wi-Fi, etc. have a very negative impact on sperm quality.
This is what a study published in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology by three international scientists reveals: Kavindra Kumar Kesari, a researcher at Aalto University (Finland), Ashok Agarwal, director of the American Center for Reproductive Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, and Ralf Henkel, professor at the University of the Western Cape (South Africa). Analyzing 15 studies conducted on humans, rats, and mice, they concluded that "frequent use of cell phones or electromagnetic devices contributes significantly to poor sperm quality."
Thus, according to them, radio frequencies have a harmful effect on the number of spermatozoa, their morphology and their mobility.
https://rbej.biomedcentral.com/articles
/10.1186/s12958-018-0431-1
In 2016, Technion University published a study concluding that: "Mobile phone use decreases sperm quality : sperm count, viability, and motility."
Risks of miscarriage
A study published in 2017 in the journal "Nature" established that the risk of miscarriage in pregnant women exposed to stronger levels of electromagnetic fields (such as those from a mobile phone) is three times higher than that of other women with less exposure.
Headaches
A meta-analysis suggests a significant association between mobile phone use and headaches.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles
/PMC5626766/#:~:text=We%20found%
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Sleep disturbances and mental distress
A 2018 Chinese study statistically shows that mobile users of more than 4 hours per day report more sleep disturbances, insomnia or psychological distress.
https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article
/42/2/zsy213/5160031?login=true.
A scientific situation out of control
The Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) sums up a situation that is completely out of control: "Therefore, athermal (biological) effects undoubtedly exist, but we do not know how they occur. Current knowledge also does not allow us to say whether, and under what conditions, they present a risk to health. The assessment is proving difficult because some experiments could not be repeated or the results obtained are contradictory. It is therefore necessary to continue the scientific study of the effects of low-intensity high-frequency radiation."
Please note:
> Telephone operators recommend that pregnant women and children/adolescents do not hold their phones near their stomachs.
> Health agencies around the world recommend postponing mobile phone use for children/adolescents (13, 16 or 18 years old depending on the country).
> The unanimous global recommendation is to reduce the level of SAR as much as possible, which is precisely what Fazup is doing.
