From adults to offspring: Wi-Fi RF-EMR exposure in adult zebrafish impairs reproduction and transgenerationally effects development and behavior of progeny
Authors not listed · 2025
Adult zebrafish exposed to Wi-Fi RF-EMR for 30 days showed gonadal damage, and their offspring had higher mortality and malformations.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed adult zebrafish to 4 hours of RF-EMR daily from a 4G Wi-Fi router for 30 days. After exposure, the fish were bred on days 10, 20, and 30, and the resulting embryos were raised without EMF and examined up to 10 days post-fertilization. Histopathology showed testicular and ovarian abnormalities in exposed adults, while their offspring exhibited increased mortality, morphological malformations, and anxiety-like behavior at 10 days post-fertilization.
Why This Matters
The authors noted a progressive decline in reproductive health of the exposed adults and greater adversities in their offspring. They concluded that the findings point to long-term biological risks of widespread electromagnetic radiation and called for more research on transgenerational effects.
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@article{from_adults_to_offspring_wi_fi_rf_emr_exposure_in_adult_zebrafish_impairs_reproduction_and_transgenerationally_effects_development_and_behavior_of_progeny_ce3379,
author = {Unknown},
title = {From adults to offspring: Wi-Fi RF-EMR exposure in adult zebrafish impairs reproduction and transgenerationally effects development and behavior of progeny},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180982},
}