Effect of Mobile Phone Radiation on Cardiovascular Development of Chick Embryo.
Ye W, Wang F, Zhang W, Fang N, Zhao W, Wang J. · 2015
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation at typical use levels caused heart defects and increased death rates in developing chick embryos.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed developing chick embryos to cell phone radiation for three hours daily during incubation. The exposed embryos showed significantly higher death rates, heart defects, and DNA damage in blood cells compared to unexposed controls, suggesting cell phone radiation may disrupt normal heart development.
Why This Matters
This study adds important evidence to concerns about EMF exposure during development, when rapidly dividing cells are most vulnerable to electromagnetic interference. The 1.07 W/kg exposure level used here is within the range of typical cell phone use, making these findings directly relevant to human exposure scenarios. What's particularly concerning is the progression of damage over time, starting with subtle changes and escalating to tissue death and DNA damage as development continued. The research demonstrates that developing cardiovascular systems may be especially sensitive to radiofrequency radiation, supporting the growing body of evidence that current safety standards may not adequately protect during critical developmental windows. This study reinforces why many researchers advocate for greater precaution around wireless device use during pregnancy and early development.
Exposure Details
- SAR
- ˜1.07 W/kg
- Source/Device
- 900 MHz
- Exposure Duration
- Intermittently 3 h per day
Exposure Context
This study used ˜1.07 W/kg for SAR (device absorption):
- 2.7x above the Building Biology guideline of 0.4 W/kg
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 Effect of Mobile Phone Radiation on Cardiovascular Development of Chick Embryo.
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Show BibTeX
@article{w_2015_effect_of_mobile_phone_780,
author = {Ye W and Wang F and Zhang W and Fang N and Zhao W and Wang J.},
title = {Effect of Mobile Phone Radiation on Cardiovascular Development of Chick Embryo.},
year = {2015},
doi = {10.1111/ahe.12188},
url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ahe.12188},
}