Radhakrishnan, J.

Use of mobile phone is a common phenomena throughout the country and has made drastic changes in the people’s life style. Users range from a common man to a multimillionaire and this tiny instrument has revolutionized the medium of communication throughout the world. Constant use of mobile phone, it is reported, may have its own adverse ill effects on human health as well. Mobile phones produce radio-frequency. Magnetic energy moving through space is generally called radio frequency electro magnetic radiation (EMR). EMR is of course a part of everyday life. EMR is emitted by natural sources like the sun, the earth and the ionosphere and also by artificial sources such as electrical and electronics equipments, radar facilities, broadcast towers and mobile phone base stations etc. EMR absorbed in human body is measured in units called the specific absorption rate (SAR) which is usually expressed in units of watts per kilogram (W/kg.) or milliwatts per gram (mw/g). There are multiple sources of exposures to electromagnetic fields including radio, FM radio, Television and other household gadgets. Exposure standards for Radio Frequency Energy has been develo