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Oxidative and mutagenic effects of low intensity GSM 1800 MHz microwave radiation.

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Yakymenko I, Burlaka A, Tsybulin I, Brieieva I, Buchynska L, Tsehmistrenko I, Chekhun F. · 2018

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Quail 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.

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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:

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Where This Falls on the Concern Scale

Study Exposure Level in ContextStudy Exposure Level in ContextThis study: 0.00032 mW/cm²Extreme Concern - 1,000 µW/m²FCC Limit - 10M µW/m²Effects observed in the Extreme Concern range (Building Biology)FCC limit is 3,125 times higher than this level
A logarithmic frequency spectrum from 10 Hz to 100 GHz showing where this study's 1.80 GHz exposure sits relative to common EMF sources.Where This Frequency Sits on the EMF SpectrumELFVLFLF / MFHF / VHFUHFSHFmm10 Hz100 GHzThis study: 1.80 GHzPower lines50/60 Hz5G mm28 GHzLogarithmic 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.

Cite This Study
Yakymenko I, Burlaka A, Tsybulin I, Brieieva I, Buchynska L, Tsehmistrenko I, Chekhun F. (2018). Oxidative and mutagenic effects of low intensity GSM 1800 MHz microwave radiation. Exp Oncol. 40(4):282-287, 2018.
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@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/},
}
PubMed: 30593748

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Quick Questions About This Study

The study used developing quail embryos exposed in ovo to assess oxidative and mutagenic effects.
The embryos were exposed to 0.32 µW/cm2, described by the researchers as low intensity.
Exposure resulted in a significant, almost twice, increase of embryo mortality.
Researchers found damages of DNA integrity and oxidative damages of DNA, including up to twice increased levels of 8-oxo-dG in cells of 1-day old chicks from the exposed embryos.
The researchers stated that exposure resulted in significant oxidative and mutagenic effects and should be recognized as a significant risk factor for living cells.