Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
DNA Damage in human leukocytes after acute in vitro exposure to a 1.9 GHz pulse-modulated radiofrequency field.
McNamee JP, Bellier PV, Gajda GB, Lavallee BF, Lemay EP, Marro L, Thansandote A. · 2002
View Original AbstractThis lab study found no immediate DNA damage in immune cells from 2-hour RF exposure up to 10 W/kg, well above typical phone levels.
Plain English Summary
Canadian researchers exposed human white blood cells to 1.9 GHz radiofrequency radiation (similar to cell phone frequencies) for 2 hours at various power levels up to 10 W/kg. They found no DNA damage in the cells compared to unexposed controls, using two different laboratory tests to detect genetic harm. This study suggests that short-term RF exposure at these levels does not cause immediate DNA breaks in immune cells.
Study Details
To study the DNA Damage in Human Leukocytes after Acute In Vitro Exposure to a 1.9 GHz Pulse-Modulated Radiofrequency Field .
Blood cultures from human volunteers were exposed to an acute 1.9 GHz pulse-modulated radiofrequency...
When compared to the sham-treated controls, no evidence of increased primary DNA damage was detecte...
These results do not support the hypothesis that acute, nonthermalizing 1.9 GHz pulse-modulated RF-field exposure causes DNA damage in cultured human leukocytes.
Show BibTeX
@article{jp_2002_dna_damage_in_human_3239,
author = {McNamee JP and Bellier PV and Gajda GB and Lavallee BF and Lemay EP and Marro L and Thansandote A. },
title = {DNA Damage in human leukocytes after acute in vitro exposure to a 1.9 GHz pulse-modulated radiofrequency field.},
year = {2002},
url = {https://meridian.allenpress.com/radiation-research/article-abstract/158/4/534/331903/DNA-Damage-in-Human-Leukocytes-after-Acute-In},
}