LG D801 Start Manual page 51

and FDA continues to monitor developments in this
field. You can access the joint FDA/FCC website
at http://www.fda.gov (under "C" in the subject
index, select Cell Phones > Research). You can also
contact the FDA toll-free at (888) 463-6332 or (888)
INFO-FDA. In June 2000, the FDA entered into a
cooperative research and development agreement
through which additional scientific research is
being conducted. The FCC issued its own website
publication stating that "there is no scientific
evidence that proves that wireless phone usage
can lead to cancer or a variety of other problems,
including headaches, dizziness or memory loss."
This publication is available at http://www.fcc.gov/
oet/rfsafety or through the FCC at (888) 225-5322
or (888) CALL-FCC.
What does "SAR" mean?
In 1996, the FCC, working with the FDA, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, and other
agencies, established RF exposure safety guidelines
for wireless phones in the United States. Before a
wireless phone model is available for sale to the
public, it must be tested by the manufacturer and
certified to the FCC that it does not exceed limits
established by the FCC. One of these limits is
expressed as a Specific Absorption Rate, or "SAR."
SAR is a measure of the rate of absorption of RF
energy in the body. Tests for SAR are conducted
with the phone transmitting at its highest power level
in all tested frequency bands. Since 1996, the FCC
has required that the SAR of handheld wireless
phones not exceed 1.6 watts per kilogram, averaged
over one gram of tissue.
49