Washington, DC (ip-192.com): Concerned about cell-phone radiation? The Environmental Working Group has you covered! The Washington, DC based advocacy group has rated cell phones, based on how much radiation they emit. The tracking tool allows visitors to check radiation levels for 1,200 models of cell phones and smart phones, and results can be reviewed using criteria such as carrier, regular and smart phones, and legacy phones.

Cell phones do emit what is known as non-ionizing radiation, a far less intense form of energy than the ionizing radiation associated with radioactive materials and X-ray tubes. However, researchers, consumer advocates, and the wireless industry remain divided over the safety of cell phones. The new site represents the latest approach in a debate over the impacts of exposure.

Several Samsung phones ranked top as low radiation emitting phones, Motorola and Blackberry models, made by Research-in-Motion, dominate the list of ten high emitters. The Environmental Working Group also offers practical advice on how limit exposure.

"We would like to be able to say that cell phones are safe, but we can't," so Olga Naidenko, a senior scientist at the Environmental Working Group and the lead author of the study. "The most recent science, while not conclusive, raises serious issues about the cancer risk of cell phone use that must be addressed through further research."

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