MILLIMETER WAVE ABSORPTION SPECTRA OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES
O. P. Gandhi et al. · 1978
Key Finding: 93% of 2,429 primary studies on whole body / general found biological effects from EMF exposure.
Of 2,429 studies examining whole body / general, 93% found measurable biological effects from EMF exposure.
Lowest Documented Effect
Research found effects on whole body / general at exposures as low as:
Research Overview
- -When 95% of nearly 3,800 peer-reviewed studies document biological effects from electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure, we're looking at a weight of evidence that demands attention.
- -This isn't fringe science or industry speculation-it's the consistent finding across independent research examining how radiofrequency radiation, extremely low frequency fields, and other non-ionizing EMF sources interact with human physiology.
- -The question isn't whether effects occur, but which ones matter most to you and your family.
When 95% of nearly 3,800 peer-reviewed studies document biological effects from electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure, we're looking at a weight of evidence that demands attention. This isn't fringe science or industry speculation-it's the consistent finding across independent research examining how radiofrequency radiation, extremely low frequency fields, and other non-ionizing EMF sources interact with human physiology. The question isn't whether effects occur, but which ones matter most to you and your family. The documented effects span multiple biological systems.
That's what the evidence shows across the 3,798 studies in our whole body research collection: 3,591 of them identified biological changes in response to electromagnetic field exposure.
Research on chicken embryos exposed to both ELF and RF radiation demonstrated 27% less protective protein production after repeated exposures, indicating compromised cellular defense mechanisms.
Source: BioInitiative Working Group. BioInitiative Report: A Rationale for Biologically-based Public Exposure Standards for Electromagnetic Radiation. Edited by Cindy Sage and David O. Carpenter, BioInitiative, 2012, updated 2020. www.bioinitiative.org
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NAVIGATIONAL COMPASS IN MAGNETOTACTIC BACTERIA
R.P. Blakemore, R.B. Frankel, A.J. Kalmijn · 1978
Mössbauer spectroscopy revealed that freshwater magnetotactic spirilla contain iron-rich particles of about 50 nanometers consisting primarily of magnetite. The authors demonstrate that these particles fall in the single magnetic domain size range and that a chain of such particles functions as a single magnetic dipole moment.
Whole Body / General
Not an original health-effects study
NUMERICAL STUDIES OF ABSORPTION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY BY MAN
Mark Joseph Hagmann · 1978
The study established convergence criteria for moment-method solutions in electromagnetics. New procedures were developed to improve convergence in two-dimensional and three-dimensional problems. Ground, reflector, and multibody effects were treated numerically with human models for the first time.
Bone Growth And Tooth Implantation
Unknown authors · 1978
The field coils produced a pulsed magnetic field weaker than a refrigerator magnet and stayed in place for ten to fourteen days. X-rays taken every other day showed the field side had more rapid bone growth than the natural healing side.
INFORMATION PROFILE - RADIOFREQUENCY AND MICROWAVE RADIATION
Science Information Services Department · 1978
Rats exposed to pulsed radiofrequency or microwave frequencies for up to three hours a day over 0.5 to 6.0 months showed chemical and cellular blood changes, reduced cardiac, hepatic, and neural metabolism, hepatic histologic changes, and severe testicular damage. Mice exposed to 9 GHz for a few minutes a day for 59 weeks developed monocytic leukosis and myeloid leukemia three times as often as controls. Human studies included a Russian report that cardiovascular patients chronically exposed to microwave radiation did not improve after changing jobs, a Finnish study correlating a radar site with increased fatal heart attacks, and a study of 140 radio and television operators with at least 10 years exposure showing elevated alpha-globulin and total serum protein.
INSTRUMENT FÖR NÄRFÄLTSMÄTNINGAR AV RADIOFREKVENTA ELEKTRISKA OCH MAGNETISKA FÄLT
Kjell Hansson Mild, Ronnie Lundström, Bertil Nordström · 1978
MISC GROUPING OF PAGES – CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, REFERENCES, GRAPHS, ETC – PART 2
Dr. Shore · 1978
Whole Body / GeneralNo Effects Found
EXPOSURE OF CHICKEN EGGS TO AN ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD PRIOR TO INCUBATION
Patricia Y. Hester, B.B. Bohren · 1978
White Leghorn eggs were individually rolled through a magnetic coil for 3 seconds per egg before incubation. Hatchability percentages and chick body weights were measured at 90.5 and 21.5 days of incubation. The study found no effect of the EMF exposures on hatchability, body weight, or hatching time.
REARING OF CHICKEN FROM HATCHING TO THE END OF THE 1ST LAYING-PERIOD IN AN ELECTRIC FIELD (30 KV/M, 50 HZ)
A. Bootz, G. Winke, A. Boyer and J. Brinkmann · 1978
Microwave interrogation of dielectric targets. Part I: By scattering parameters
Lawrence E. Larsen, John H. Jacobi · 1978
Translations on USSR Science and Technology Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences No. 40 Effects of Nonionizing Electromagnetic Radiation
Unknown authors · 1978
An EM Radiation Safety Controller
H. Bassen, J. Sing · 1978
When a hazard is detected, the controller activates alarms and shuts off the high-power source through redundant relays. The system has been tested with multiple high-power generators and a commercial version is in use.
NEAR FIELD IRRADIATION OF PROLATE SPHEROIDAL MODELS OF HUMANS
M. F. Iskander, P. W. Barber, C. H. Durney, H. Massoudi · 1978
RF-energy absorption by biological models: calculations based on geometrical optics
G. I. Rowlandson, P. W. Barber · 1978
Whole Body / General
Not an original health-effects study
TECHNIQUES RADIOMETRIQUES HYPERFREQUENCES POUR APPLICATIONS BIOMEDICALES / MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS
A. MAMOUMI, F. BLOT, Y. LEROY, E. CONSTANT, Y. MOSCHETTO · 1978
NONIONIZING RADIATION: PROGRAM FOR RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
Electromagnetic Radiation Management Advisory Council · 1978
VALIDITY OF EXTRAPOLATION OF RESULTS OF ANIMAL STUDIES TO MAN
David P. Rall · 1978
Statement of the Problem
Unknown authors · 1978
Exposure Limits and Occupational Disease: the vital role of the health and safety adviser in developing optimum health and safety standards
Gordon R C Atherley · 1978
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS IN BIOLOGICAL MEDIA PART I: DOSIMETRY-A PRIMER on BIOELECTROMAGNETICS
Stanley M. Neuder, Ph.D. · 1978
EFFECTS OF MICROWAVES ON FEATHER RELEASE IN CHICKENS
Stephen A. Kula, B.F. Miller, H.L. Enos · 1978
A total of 193 birds were processed by microwave. In the first trial, feather tracts were divided into two groups that responded similarly to microwave feather release: the torso and the extremities. Good feather release depended on bird weight, power, time, and whether the area was torso or extremities. Microwave feather release used an estimated 132 BTU per bird versus 200 BTU for hot water scalding, a potential energy savings of 34%.
Bone Healing Under Alternating Electromagnetic Fields? A Right-Left Trial on Infected Non-unions
K. M. Stürmer, H. Kehr, K. P. Schmit-Neuerburg, K. Seidel · 1978
Head resonance--Numerical solutions and experimental results
Hagmann J, Gandhi OP, D'Andrea JA, Chatterjee I · 1978
Researchers previously reported numerical solutions for a realistic model of man showing resonance of the intact human head at about 350 MHz. At head resonance, the absorption cross section for the head region is 3.0 times the physical cross section. Head resonance for the laboratory rat occurs near 2450 MHz.
Energy Deposition in Simulated Human Operators of 800-MHz Portable Transmitters
QUIRINO BALZANO, OSCAR GARAY, FRANCIS R. STEEL · 1978
REGULATIONS for the ADMINISTRATION and ENFORCEMENT of The RADIATION CONTROL for HEALTH and SAFETY ACT of 1968
Unknown authors · 1978
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FAQs: EMF & Whole Body / General
When 95% of nearly 3,800 peer-reviewed studies document biological effects from electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure, we're looking at a weight of evidence that demands attention. This isn't fringe science or industry speculation-it's the consistent finding across independent research examining how radiofrequency radiation, extremely low frequency fields, and other non-ionizing EMF sources interact with human physiology.
The SYB Research Database includes 2,429 peer-reviewed studies examining the relationship between electromagnetic field exposure and whole body / general. These studies have been conducted by researchers worldwide and published in scientific journals. The research spans multiple decades and includes various types of EMF sources including cell phones, WiFi, power lines, and other common sources of electromagnetic radiation.
93% of the 2,429 studies examining whole body / general found measurable biological effects from EMF exposure. This means that 2257 studies documented observable changes in biological systems when exposed to electromagnetic fields. The remaining 7% either found no significant effects or had inconclusive results, which is typical in scientific research where study design and exposure parameters vary.