Oxidative and mutagenic effects of low intensity GSM 1800 MHz microwave radiation.
Yakymenko I, Burlaka A, Tsybulin I, Brieieva I, Buchynska L, Tsehmistrenko I, Chekhun F. · 2018
View Original AbstractQuail embryos exposed to low-intensity GSM 1800 MHz microwave radiation showed significant oxidative and mutagenic effects, including a significant, almost twice, increase of embryo mortality.
Plain English Summary
Researchers used developing quail embryos to assess the oxidative and mutagenic effects of GSM 1800 MHz microwave radiation from a commercial smartphone. The embryos were exposed in ovo to 0.32 µW/cm2, discontinuously, for 5 days before and 14 days through the incubation period. Exposure resulted in a 2-fold increase in superoxide generation rate, an 85% increase in nitrogen oxide generation rate, and up to twice increased levels of 8-oxo-dG in cells of 1-day old chicks from the exposed embryos. The exposure also resulted in a significant, almost twice, increase of embryo mortality.
Why This Matters
The study exposed quail embryos to GSM 1800 MHz microwave radiation at 0.32 µW/cm2, described by the researchers as low intensity. Oxidative effects measured included superoxide generation rate and nitrogen oxide generation rate, both of which increased significantly in embryonic cells. DNA integrity damages and oxidative DNA damage, measured as levels of 8-oxo-dG, were also observed in cells from exposed embryos. The researchers concluded that low-intensity GSM 1800 MHz microwave radiation should be recognized as a significant risk factor for living cells.
Exposure Details
- Power Density
- 0.00032 mW/cm²
- Source/Device
- 1800 MHz
- Exposure Duration
- Discontinuously - 48 s - On, 12 s - Off, during 5 days before and 14 days through the incubation period.
Exposure Context
This study used 0.00032 mW/cm² for radio frequency:
- 32Kx above the Building Biology guideline of 0.1 μW/m²
- 533.3x above the BioInitiative Report recommendation of 0.0006 μW/cm²
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
This study aims to assess oxidative and mutagenic effects of low intensity MWR from a typical commercial model of a modern smartphone.
The model of developing quail embryos has been used for the assessment of oxidative and mutagenic ef...
The exposure of quail embryos before and during the incubation period to low intensity GSM 1800 MHz ...
The exposure of model biological system to low intensity GSM 1800 MHz MWR resulted in significant oxidative and mutagenic effects in exposed cells, and thus should be recognized as a significant risk factor for living cells.
Show BibTeX
@article{i_2018_oxidative_and_mutagenic_effects_580,
author = {Yakymenko I and Burlaka A and Tsybulin I and Brieieva I and Buchynska L and Tsehmistrenko I and Chekhun F.},
title = {Oxidative and mutagenic effects of low intensity GSM 1800 MHz microwave radiation.},
year = {2018},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30593748/},
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