Neurobehavioral effects among inhabitants around mobile phone base stations.
Abdel-Rassoul G, El-Fateh OA, Salem MA, Michael A, Farahat F, El-Batanouny M, Salem E. · 2007
View Original AbstractPeople living near cell towers showed increased neurological symptoms and cognitive deficits even at 'safe' radiation levels.
Plain English Summary
Researchers studied 85 people living near Egypt's first cell tower and compared them to 80 people living farther away. Those living near the tower experienced significantly higher rates of headaches, memory problems, dizziness, depression, and sleep issues, plus showed measurable declines in attention and memory tests. This occurred even though radiation levels were below government safety standards.
Why This Matters
This Egyptian study provides compelling real-world evidence that cell tower radiation affects brain function at exposure levels government agencies consider 'safe.' The fact that residents showed both subjective symptoms (headaches, memory problems) and objective cognitive deficits on standardized tests strengthens the findings considerably. What makes this particularly significant is that radiation levels were below official safety limits, yet clear neurological effects emerged. This mirrors findings from dozens of other studies showing biological effects at sub-regulatory levels. The research adds to mounting evidence that our current safety standards, based solely on heating effects, fail to protect against the biological impacts of chronic low-level RF exposure. For people living near cell towers, this study validates concerns about potential health effects and underscores the importance of distance as a protective factor.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
To identify the possible neurobehavioral deficits among inhabitants living nearby mobile phone base stations.
A cross-sectional study was conducted on (85) inhabitants living nearby the first mobile phone stati...
The prevalence of neuropsychiatric complaints as headache (23.5%), memory changes (28.2%), dizziness...
Inhabitants living nearby mobile phone base stations are at risk for developing neuropsychiatric problems and some changes in the performance of neurobehavioral functions either by facilitation or inhibition. So, revision of standard guidelines for public exposure to RER from mobile phone base station antennas and using of NBTB for regular assessment and early detection of biological effects among inhabitants around the stations are recommended.
Show BibTeX
@article{g_2007_neurobehavioral_effects_among_inhabitants_1800,
author = {Abdel-Rassoul G and El-Fateh OA and Salem MA and Michael A and Farahat F and El-Batanouny M and Salem E.},
title = {Neurobehavioral effects among inhabitants around mobile phone base stations.},
year = {2007},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16962663/},
}