Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF RADIO FREQUENCY WAVES
James C. Lin, John C. Nelson, Merlin E. Ekstrom · 1979
148 MHz radiation at 0.5 mW/cm² showed no detectable health effects in mice during comprehensive two-year study.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed baby mice to 148 MHz radio frequency radiation (similar to older wireless devices) for one hour daily over 10 weeks, then monitored them for nearly two years. They found no differences in growth, blood chemistry, or tissue damage between exposed and control groups at the tested power level of 0.5 mW/cm².
Finding
No significant differences in lesion onset, incidence, prevalence, extent, or type were observed when repeated RF-exposed animals were compared with sham-control groups. The study thus suggested that at the exposure levels studied, biological effects do not occur or are not detectable from the parameters used.
In their words
“No significant differences in lesion onset, incidence, prevalence, extent, or type were observed when repeated RF-exposed animals were compared with sham-control groups. The study thus suggested that at the exposure levels studied, biological effects do not occur or are not detectable from the parameters used.”
Show BibTeX
@article{biological_effects_of_radio_frequency_waves_g5280,
author = {James C. Lin and John C. Nelson and Merlin E. Ekstrom},
title = {BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF RADIO FREQUENCY WAVES},
year = {1979},
}