[Enzymatic activity of some tissues and blood serum from animals and humans exposed to microwaves and hypothesis on the possible role of free radical processes in the nonlinear effects and modification of emotional behavior of animals]
Akoev IG, Pashovkina MS, Dolgacheva LP, Semenova TP, Kalmykov VL. · 2002
View Original AbstractExtremely weak microwave radiation triggered measurable enzyme changes in cells, suggesting biological effects occur far below current safety limits.
Plain English Summary
Russian researchers exposed rats and humans to very low-power microwave radiation (0.8-10 microW/cm²) and measured changes in key enzymes that control cellular energy and brain chemistry. They found that even these extremely weak exposures triggered complex biochemical changes, including altered enzyme activity and behavioral changes in rats. The researchers propose that microwaves activate free radicals in cells, setting off chain reactions that can damage cellular energy production.
Why This Matters
This study reveals something particularly concerning about microwave radiation exposure. The power levels tested here are extraordinarily low - thousands of times weaker than what your cell phone produces when making a call. Yet the researchers documented measurable biochemical changes in both animals and humans. The proposed mechanism involves free radical activation, which could help explain why some people experience immediate sensitivity to EMF exposure even at levels regulators consider 'safe.' What makes this research especially significant is its focus on enzymatic processes that control cellular energy production. If microwave radiation can disrupt these fundamental cellular processes at such low power levels, it raises serious questions about our current safety standards that only consider heating effects from much higher exposures.
Exposure Details
- Power Density
- 0.8 - 10 µW/m²
Exposure Context
This study used 0.8 - 10 µW/m² for radio frequency:
- 80Mx above the Building Biology guideline of 0.1 μW/m²
- 1.3Mx 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
The aim of this study is to observe Enzymatic activity of some tissues and blood serum from animals and humans exposed to microwaves and hypothesis on the possible role of free radical processes in the nonlinear effects and modification of emotional behavior of animals
The dependence of activities of actomyosin ATPase, alkaline phosphatase, aspartataminotranspherase, ...
Series of nonlinear phenomenons, inexplicable from positions of the energy approaches are revealed, ...
These inferences are obliquely confirmed by the experimentally revealed correlation between activity of monoaminoxidase and integrative activity of the rat brain.
Show BibTeX
@article{ig_2002_enzymatic_activity_of_some_803,
author = {Akoev IG and Pashovkina MS and Dolgacheva LP and Semenova TP and Kalmykov VL.},
title = {[Enzymatic activity of some tissues and blood serum from animals and humans exposed to microwaves and hypothesis on the possible role of free radical processes in the nonlinear effects and modification of emotional behavior of animals]},
year = {2002},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/med/12125273},
}