FACT: Beware of Laptop Radiation

Updated September 7, 2011 

Sell your old laptop and get a new one with less EMF

We cannot deny what a laptop can bring to our lives once we have it. This is a fact the all of us can attest to when we are asked about what laptops can do for us in our daily living.

However, even the most helpful things from technology can bring danger to our health. These things impose threats that we should become well aware of. One issue is the amount of laptop radiation we can get from using laptops.

While laptops emit low-level radiation, we must still be wary of it, especially if the brand that we are using emits more radiation than other computer brands.

According to EHow.com, there are some pointers that we should be aware of. These are:

1. Significance
According to the New York Times, 54 percent of American aged 18 to 30 own at least one laptop. And even though there are quite a few studies about the effects of laptop radiation, one must avoid prolonged physical contact with it.

2. Considerations
There are two types of radiations, non-ionizing radiation and ionizing radiation. The latter is the one that is directly dangerous to one's health, while the first one is the low-level radiation emitted by electronics like our laptops. Though this can be relatively "safe", it doesn't mean that we should expose ourselves to it. Always remember that too much of anything is never good.

3. Misconceptions
Radiation is often associated with eye fatigue. But this is not true. Eye fatigue is caused by errors in setting up computers. Always have a balanced level of brightness and be seated comfortably in front of the computer to prevent this from happening.

4. Warning
Notwithstanding the fact that our laptops emit non-ionizing radiation, experts say that we should be aware of the thermal radiation emitted by electronic gadgets. This form of radiation might result in infertility to men and women, especially to men because their sperm cells are more prone to damage due to heat.

5. Prevention/Solution
Of course, when there are problems like these, there are also solutions. And the best solution is prevention.

To lower the risks of radiation exposure, avoid having prolonged physical contact with laptops like putting it in your lap. Use a chair or a table when using your laptop. Also, when you buy a laptop, look for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services label ratifying that it has been tested for safe levels of radiation.

If you have already checked on all these concerns yet you still have problems with your computer, then you should sell your old laptop for a new one that is much safer.

Laptops that are not tested to have safe levels of radiation must be disposed of immediately. However, disposing it doesn't mean you just have to throw it away in your trash bin. Sell your old laptop and be surprised about how much you can get from it.

When you sell your old laptop, you are reducing the radiation it can emit when it goes under a safe process of recycling. Remember, when you choose not to sell your old laptop to refurbishment companies who practice the proper ways of recycling, more radiation will be induced by burning the laptop in incinerators.

Choosing to sell your old laptop right away when you have found out that it emits high-level radiation means you are doing yourself and others a big favor. This is because when you sell your old laptop, you get money, you get satisfaction and you get the good feeling of saving your fellow living creations and the environment.

When you sell your old laptop, you are preventing it from going into landfills and therefore becoming toxic pollutants. These things will pollute natural resources and poison the animals in the form of waves and particles. You'll never know when the food and water you are consuming are contaminated.

Imagine all these bad things happening just because you failed to sell your old laptop. So what should you do? Do not miss the mark and sell your old laptop the right way! Nothing is better than doing the right thing.

Have a radiation check routine and decide when it is the right time to sell your old laptop. Prevention is better than a cure. Do not wait for something bad to happen before you take action on it! Sell your old laptop and be radiation-free!