Use headsets and the speakerphone option if available.

Text more, talk less.

Stay off the phone when few bars indicate a weak signal.

EWG’s new interactive database, based on technical specifications of cell phones currently on the market and some popular older models, can be searched by model. A separate database details radiation levels of smart phones.

EWG’s top 10 phones, based on low emissions:

1. Samsung Impression (SGH-a877) [AT&T]

2. Motorola RAZR V8 [CellularONE]

3. Samsung SGH-t229 [T-Mobile]

4. Samsung Rugby (SGH-a837) [AT&T]

5. Samsung Propel Pro (SGH-i627) [AT&T]

6. Samsung Gravity (SGH-t459) [CellularONE, T-Mobile]

7. T-Mobile Sidekick [T-Mobile]

8. LG Xenon (GR500) [AT&T]

9. Motorola Karma QA1 [AT&T]

10. Sanyo Katana II [Kajeet]

EWG’s list of highest radiation phones:

1. Motorola MOTO VU204 [Verizon Wireless]

2. T-Mobile myTouch 3G [T-Mobile]

3. Kyocera Jax S1300 [Virgin Mobile]

4. Blackberry Curve 8330 [Sprint, U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless, MetroPCS]

5. Motorola W385 [U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless]

6. T-Mobile Shadow [T-Mobile]

7. Motorola C290 [Sprint, Kajeet]

8. Motorola i335 [Sprint]

9. Motorola MOTO VE240 [Cricket, MetroPCS]

10. Blackberry Bold 9000 [AT&T]

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EWG is a nonprofit research organization headquartered in Washington, DC, with offices in Oakland, Ca. and Aimes, IA, that uses the power of information to protect human health and the environment.

http://www.ewg.org/cellphoneradiation/newsrelease