Exposure to 2100 MHz electromagnetic field radiations induces reactive oxygen species generation in Allium cepa roots.
Chandel S, Kaur S, Singh HP, Batish DR, Kohli RK. · 2017
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation at 2100 MHz triggered oxidative damage in living cells within hours, forcing plants to activate stress defenses.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed onion roots to 2100 MHz cell phone radiation for 1-4 hours and measured cellular damage markers. The exposure triggered increased production of harmful reactive oxygen species (unstable molecules that damage cells) and forced the plants to ramp up their antioxidant defenses. This demonstrates that cell phone frequencies can disrupt normal cellular processes even in plant tissue.
Why This Matters
This study adds important evidence to our understanding of how radiofrequency radiation affects living cells at the most fundamental level. The 2100 MHz frequency tested here is identical to what 3G cell phones use, making these findings directly relevant to everyday human exposure. What makes this research particularly compelling is that it shows biological effects occurring within just one to four hours of exposure. The fact that onion roots responded by dramatically increasing their antioxidant enzyme activity tells us the cells were under significant stress. While plants aren't humans, cellular oxidative stress mechanisms are remarkably similar across species. The reality is that if cell phone radiation can trigger oxidative damage in plant cells within hours, we need to take seriously what chronic exposure might be doing to human cells over years of use.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 2100 MHz Duration: 1, 2 and 4 hours
Study Details
The present study investigated the role of cell phone EMF-r in inciting oxidative damage in onion (Allium cepa) roots at a frequency of 2100 MHz.
Onion roots were exposed to continuous wave homogenous EMF-r for 1, 2 and 4 h for single day and gen...
The results showed that EMF-r exposure enhanced the content of MDA, H2O2 and O2•-. Also, there was a...
The study concluded that 2100 MHz cell phone EMF-r incite oxidative damage in onion roots by altering the oxidative metabolism.
Show BibTeX
@article{s_2017_exposure_to_2100_mhz_1966,
author = {Chandel S and Kaur S and Singh HP and Batish DR and Kohli RK.},
title = {Exposure to 2100 MHz electromagnetic field radiations induces reactive oxygen species generation in Allium cepa roots.},
year = {2017},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30023258/},
}