Neurobehavioural Changes and Brain Oxidative Stress Induced by Acute Exposure to GSM 900 Mobile Phone Radiations in Zebrafish (Danio rerio).
Nirwane A, Sridhar V, Majumdar A · 2016
View Original AbstractDaily cell phone radiation exposure impaired learning and increased anxiety in zebrafish at SAR levels typical of phone calls.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed zebrafish to cell phone radiation (900 MHz) for one hour daily over two weeks at levels similar to what phones emit during calls. The exposed fish showed increased anxiety-like behaviors, impaired learning and social interaction, plus brain damage from oxidative stress (cellular damage from harmful molecules). This suggests that even short daily exposures to mobile phone radiation can affect brain function and behavior.
Why This Matters
This zebrafish study adds important evidence to concerns about mobile phone radiation's effects on the developing brain. The SAR level used (1.34 W/kg) falls within the range of typical cell phone emissions during calls, making these findings directly relevant to human exposure. What's particularly significant is that the researchers observed both behavioral changes and the underlying biological mechanism - oxidative stress damage in brain tissue. Zebrafish are widely used in neuroscience research because their brain development and neurochemistry closely parallel humans. The fact that just one hour of daily exposure over two weeks produced measurable anxiety, learning impairment, and social behavior changes should give us pause about our constant proximity to these devices. The study also found that melatonin treatment could reverse these effects, suggesting the damage may be preventable with proper antioxidant support.
Exposure Details
- SAR
- 1.34 W/kg
- Source/Device
- 900 MHz
- Exposure Duration
- 1 hour/day for 14 days
Exposure Context
This study used 1.34 W/kg for SAR (device absorption):
- 3.4x above the Building Biology guideline of 0.4 W/kg
Building Biology guidelines are practitioner-based limits from real-world assessments. BioInitiative Report recommendations are based on peer-reviewed science. Check Your Exposure to compare your own measurements.
Where This Falls on the Concern Scale
Study Details
we evaluated the impact of GSM900MP (GSM900MP) radiation exposure daily for 1 hr for 14 days with the SAR of 1.34 W/Kg on neurobehavioral and oxidative stress parameters in zebrafish.
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Show BibTeX
@article{a_2016_neurobehavioural_changes_and_brain_156,
author = {Nirwane A and Sridhar V and Majumdar A},
title = {Neurobehavioural Changes and Brain Oxidative Stress Induced by Acute Exposure to GSM 900 Mobile Phone Radiations in Zebrafish (Danio rerio).},
year = {2016},
doi = {10.5487/TR.2016.32.2.123},
url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.5487/TR.2016.32.2.123},
}