SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE

'Specific Absorption Rate' (SAR) is a measure of the rate at which radio frequency (RF) energy is absorbed by the body when exposed to radio-frequency electromagnetic field. The most common use is in relation to cellular telephones. In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted limits for safe exposure to RF energy produced by mobile devices and requires that phones sold in the U.S. have a SAR level at or below 1.6 watts per kilogram (W/kg) taken over a volume of 1 gram of tissue. In the EU the corresponding limit is 2 W/kg, averaged over ten grams of tissue.

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See also

★ Mobile phone radiation and health

★ Electromagnetic radiation and health

External links

★ FCC: Cellular Telephone Specific Absorption Rate

★ World Health Organization: Electromagnetic fields and public health

★ SAR is hidden by most mobile phone manufacturers

★ List of emissions of many cell phones, published by the German Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS)

★ Motorola's SAR Website

★ Nokia's SAR Website

★ Sony Ericcson's SAR Website

★ An Update on SAR Standards and the Basic Requirements for SAR Assessment

★ Table of selling cell phones ordered by SAR]