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The main biological impact of low-level microwaves is oxidative stress damage and free radical formation. These effects are seen in most cell types after even l
by Gnarl 11y ago
The main biological impact of low-level microwaves is oxidative stress damage and free radical formation. These effects are seen in most cell types after even low-level microwave exposure and can lead to DNA damage. Sperm cells lack the protective mechanisms other, more permanent cell types employ so the effect is more apparent in sperm. Its not a thermal effect, as the headline would suggest, as it happens at levels far below the threshold of RF heating. Thus: official safety guidelines are not protective and need to be revised to take into account non-thermal RF effects. In the meanwhile, reduce your exposure. For reviews on these effects see Yakymenko I. et al. 2015 and Pall M. 2013.
- pmarreck 11y agohttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/6656806/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/6656806/ 44 watts/kg in a waveguide system of 2.45 GHz microwave radiation for 30 min., is representative of cellphone use?
- Gnarl 11y agoThat was in 1983. See Yakymenko I. et al 2015 and Pall M. 2013 for more recent sci.literature (they're both reviews).
- abledon 11y agoYakymenko http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/15368378.2015.1043557 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/15368378.2015.104... Pall M http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3780531/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3780531/ ----------- And a few extra data points: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19826127Mobile http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19826127Mobile phone use and risk of tumors: a meta-analysis. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Nov 20;27(33):5565-72. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.6366. Epub 2009 Oct 13. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18175330 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18175330 Bacterial response to the exposure of 50 Hz electromagnetic fields. Bioelectromagnetics. 2008 May;29(4):302-11. doi: 10.1002/bem.20391. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21401315 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21401315 Effect of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields on growth rate and morphology of bacteria. Int J Radiat Biol. 2011 Dec;87(12):1155-61. doi: 10.3109/09553002.2011.560992. Epub 2011 Mar 14.