Our generation is heavily reliant on technology. Cell phones and other wireless devices are widely used worldwide, whether for personal or professional purposes, and contact with radio-frequency radiation (RFR) is commonplace, even in public areas. This article discusses the most on health hazards associated with RFR exposure, which falls within the non-ionizing range of frequency. While the impacts on human health are the main subject of this article, there is evidence that RFR may have physiological or morphological consequences on bees, plants, and trees as well.

Biological impacts

RF radiation exposure can have biological impacts. The term “thermal” impacts are frequently used to describe health impacts that come from heating tissue with RF energy. Because RF can heat biological tissue quickly, it has long been known that radiation to very high amounts of RF can be detrimental. A high enough dose of RF radiation has a thermal impact, which means it increases body temperature. There are worries that the RF radiation that mobile phones emit, even at low rates, could lead to migraines or aches.

High RF exposure levels have the potential to heat biological tissue and raise body temperature. The body’s inadequacy to handle or remove the extra heat that can be produced by high RF exposure in humans could result in tissue damage. Due to the relative dearth of accessible blood flow to disperse the extra heat load, the testicles and the eyes are two body parts that are particularly susceptible to RF heating.

Electromagnetic interference

Some medical devices, such as implantable defibrillators, pacemakers, and specific hearing aids, may experience interference if mobiles are used in close proximity to them. For 3G cellphones and newer technology, the risk is significantly decreased. Additionally, there is a chance that mobile phone signals could interfere with the electronics of an airplane. Using mechanisms that limit the phone’s output power, some nations have legalized the use of mobile phones while flying.

Preventive measures

Research has largely focused on the potential impacts of cell phone exposure because access to the radiofrequency (RF) radiated by these devices is typically more than a thousand times higher than that from base stations, and any negative effects are more likely to be caused by handsets. To minimize radio frequency exposure close to your body:

• Purchase a hands-free earpiece or headset that is directly compatible with your phone.
• Make more use of the speakerphone.
• Some pacemakers used to have their operation hampered by RF. Contact your healthcare practitioner if you possess a pacemaker and are worried about how using a cell phone can harm it.
• To reduce exposure to radio frequencies, keep your mobile phone at least three feet far from your bed.
• If you don’t use the alarm function on your phone, turn it off before bed. Switch on Airplane Mode on your phone.