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Possible Effects of EMF on Human health

So far, no conclusive evidence has been found on adverse health effects by EMF radiation from mobile handset and cellphone towers by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The limits set by India are much lower than the internationally adopted recommendations of the International Commission on Non Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), which account for thermal and non-thermal effects.So there should not be any cause of concern for adverse thermal health affects on human beings living close them.

A lot of research is going around globally. some countries are taking a precautionary approach by reducing EMF levels below those specified by ICNIRP and India is one of them that has reduced prescribed EMF radiation levels by a factor of 10.