Excessive Exposure to Certain Components of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

**Too much exposure to radiation is harmful.

1.Radio Waves
-carry the least energy and the least dangerous -radio waves like microwave radiation used in communication via mobile telephones. -pain in eardrum after a long telephone conversation -may lead to cataract of the eyes

2.Ultraviolet Radiation
-almost completely absorbed by ozone layer in the stratosphere -thinning of ozone layer cause an increase in the amount of ultraviolet rays reaching the Earth -cause sunburn, snow blindness, cataracts and skin cancer

3.X-rays and Gamma Rays

-used to diagnose sickness and treatment of cancer -increasing the use of X-rays and Gamma rays in the hospital will increase the amount of radiations emission -can travel several centimetres in living tissues -can causes mutations in cells and abnormal growth of cancer cells -pregnant mothers may cause abnormalities in new born babies