Determining the relationship between mobile phone network signal strength and RF-EMF exposure: protocol and pilot study to derive conversion functions
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Jan 1, 2025
This protocol and pilot study evaluated whether smartphone signal strength indicators can be converted into RF-EMF exposure estimates using derived formulas and regression models. The study reports a positive log-linear association between LTE RSSI and far-field (base station) exposure aggregated by location, while…
Chicken or egg? Attribution hypothesis and nocebo hypothesis to explain somatization associated to perceived RF-EMF exposure
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Jan 1, 2025
This longitudinal cohort study examined the temporal relationship between somatization and perceived RF-EMF exposure, comparing the attribution hypothesis with the nocebo hypothesis. Using AMIGO questionnaire data from 2011 and 2015, regression analyses suggested the attribution hypothesis more often explained…
Efficient design of electromagnetic field exposure maps with multi-method evolutionary ensembles
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Jan 1, 2025
This engineering/methods study proposes an evolutionary computation approach (PCRO-SL) to optimize the selection of measurement points for constructing RF-EMF exposure maps. Tested on real measurements in Meco (Madrid, Spain), it reports good agreement with a reference exposure map while reducing required sampling…
RF-EMF exposure assessment with add-on uplink exposure sensor in different microenvironments in seven European countries
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Jan 1, 2025
This exposure assessment study introduces a cost-efficient add-on sensor attached to a smartphone to quantify auto-induced uplink RF-EMF transmission across 100–6000 MHz in multiple microenvironments. Activity-based surveys were conducted in seven European countries under non-user, maximum downlink, and maximum…
Acute exposure to 27.12 MHz radiofrequency electromagnetic field disrupts blood-brain barrier integrity via eNOS activation and occludin down-regulation.
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Jan 1, 2025
This animal study examined 27.12 MHz RF-EMF exposure for 30, 180, or 360 minutes in female Wistar rats and assessed markers related to blood-brain barrier integrity. The authors report increased eNOS expression after 30 minutes without oxidative stress or inflammation, alongside decreased occludin expression. Longer…
Ambient RF-EMF exposure in surgical operating rooms from telecommunication antennas and Wi-Fi sources.
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Jan 1, 2025
This exposure assessment characterized ambient RF-EMF levels during surgical operations in 15 operating rooms in two hospitals in Albacete, Spain. Using an exposimeter recording every 5 seconds, 67 procedures (120 h 45 min) were monitored. The highest recorded mean value was on the 2.4 GHz Wi‑Fi band, and all…
Conceptualization and Realization of a Vibrating Intrinsic Reverberation Chamber for Plant Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields.
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Jan 1, 2025
This paper describes the design and validation of a vibrating intrinsic reverberation chamber (VIRC) placed inside a walk-in plant growth chamber to enable controlled RF-EMF exposure studies with real-time electric-field monitoring. The authors report that the field in the VIRC is stable and statistically uniform…
RF-EMF exposure in the transition to 5G: A multi-dimensional measurement campaign in the Peloponnese Region of Greece.
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Jan 1, 2025
This paper reports a year-long, frequency-selective RF-EMF measurement campaign (July 2023–June 2024) in the Peloponnese Region of Greece during the transition to 5G. The authors report that all measured electric field values were well below Greek safety limits, with the maximum ground-level value about 18× lower…
Comprehensive Measurement-Based Assessment of Downlink RF-EMF Exposure in Urban Environments: Multi-Method Analysis and Intercomparison.
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Jan 1, 2025
This study reports a measurement-based assessment of outdoor downlink RF-EMF exposure in a French city using drive testing, spot measurements, and a streetlamp-mounted sensor network. The authors report good agreement across methods and correlations between smoothed drive-test data, spot measurements, and base…
In-Depth Analysis of Chlorophyll Fluorescence Rise Kinetics Reveals Interference Effects of a Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field (RF-EMF) on Plant Hormetic Responses to Drought Stress.
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Jan 1, 2025
This experimental study assessed chlorophyll fluorescence rise kinetics in lettuce plants exposed to RF-EMFs and subjected to a short drought treatment. Using a conventional JIP test and a machine learning-assisted anomaly-detection approach, the authors report that RF-EMF exposure weakened drought-induced hormetic…
Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on cognitive function in elderly subjects (60+ years)-Results of an experimental randomized sham controlled double-blind cross-over study in women and in men.
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Jan 1, 2025
This double-blind randomized sham-controlled cross-over study tested short-term RF-EMF exposure effects on cognitive performance in 60 healthy adults aged 60–80 years. Participants completed attentional tasks during exposure to GSM 900 MHz, TETRA 385 MHz, or sham across nine sessions. Two of 16 outcomes showed…
Prophylactic Effects of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field on Pulmonary Ischemia-Reperfusion via HIF-1α/eNOS Pathway and BCL2/BAX Signaling.
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Jan 1, 2025
This animal study tested whether RF-EMF exposure modifies lung ischemia-reperfusion injury in male Wistar rats. IR increased histologic injury, inflammatory/apoptotic markers, oxidative stress indices, and Hif-1α/eNOS/BAX while decreasing BCL2. The IR + RF-EMF group reportedly improved across measured parameters, and…
Corrigendum to "Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure on male fertility: A systematic review of experimental studies on non-human mammals and human sperm in vitro" [Environ. Int. 185 (2024) 108509]
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Jan 1, 2025
This 2025 corrigendum relates to a systematic review of experimental RF-EMF exposure studies on non-human mammals and human sperm in vitro. The text reports an upgrade to high certainty for the key endpoint that male RF-EMF exposure causes a significant reduction in pregnancy rate when exposed males are mated. It…
Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure on cancer in laboratory animal studies, a systematic review
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Jan 1, 2025
This systematic review evaluated RF-EMF exposure and cancer outcomes in experimental animals, including 52 studies (20 chronic cancer bioassays), using narrative synthesis due to substantial heterogeneity. The review reports no or minimal evidence of RF-EMF-related cancer outcomes for many organ systems, but reports…
The use of different exposure metrics in the research about the health impacts of electromagnetic fields
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Jan 1, 2024
This policy brief focuses on how RF-EMF exposure should be quantified in health research, emphasizing the role of near-field sources and proposing cumulative dose (J/kg/day) as a health-relevant metric. It reports mean cumulative dose estimates of 0.29 J/kg/day for the whole body and 0.81 J/kg/day for the brain. The…
Temporal Change of Outdoor Rf-Emf Levels Four in European Countries: A Microenvironmental Measurement Study
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Jan 1, 2024
This microenvironmental measurement study assessed temporal trends in outdoor RF-EMF exposure from 2016 to 2023 in four European countries using repeated walking-route measurements with exposimeters. The abstract reports that data did not suggest significant changes in mobile base station (downlink) exposure over…
Mitigating Heat-Induced Sperm Damage and Testicular Tissue Abnormalities: The Protective Role of Radiofrequency Radiation from Wi-Fi Routers in Rodent Models
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Jan 1, 2024
This rodent study examined whether 2.45 GHz Wi‑Fi router RF-EMF exposure could mitigate heat-stress-related reproductive damage in male rats. The combined RF-EMF + heat group reportedly had improved testicular structure measures and sperm quality versus heat-only, while RF-EMF alone was also reported to alter testis…
The Systematic Review on RF-EMF Exposure and Cancer by Karipidis et al. (2024) has Serious Flaws that Undermine the Validity of the Study's Conclusions
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Jan 1, 2024
This letter critiques the WHO-sponsored systematic review by Karipidis et al. (2024) on RF-EMF exposure and cancer risk. The authors argue the review has serious methodological and interpretative flaws, including issues with study selection and data analysis. They contend that the review’s conclusion of "no clear…
Comparison of a radiofrequency electric and magnetic field source-based job-exposure matrix with personal radiofrequency exposure measurements.
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Jan 1, 2024
This study compared historical occupational RF-EMF exposure estimates from the INTEROCC RF job-exposure matrix (RF-JEM) with recent personal RF-EMF measurements from the OccRF-Health study in two countries. Agreement between the two approaches was poor for both exposure prevalence and 8-hour time-weighted average…
Comprehensive Analysis of Magnetic Flux Density and RF-EMF Exposure in Electric Buses: A Case Study from Samsun, Turkey.
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Jan 1, 2024
This case study measured magnetic flux density and RF-EMF on electric buses on two routes in Samsun, Turkey, across different driving conditions and times of day. It reports route- and condition-dependent variability in magnetic fields, with braking associated with higher readings on one route, and lower overall…
Affective evaluation and exposure perception of everyday mobile phone usage situations.
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Jan 1, 2024
This qualitative exploratory study examined affective reactions and perceived RF-EMF exposure in everyday mobile phone and base-station situations in the context of the 5G rollout in Germany. Participants expressed more negative associations with base stations than with mobile phones, though RF-EMF exposure was only…
Exposure to Radiofrequency Induces Synaptic Dysfunction in Cortical Neurons Causing Learning and Memory Alteration in Early Postnatal Mice.
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Jan 1, 2024
This animal study examined 1850 MHz RF-EMF exposure (SAR 4.0 W/kg) in early postnatal mice and assessed synaptic and behavioral outcomes. The abstract reports reductions in dendritic spine maturation markers, decreases in PSD-95 puncta, inhibited neurite outgrowth, and downregulation of synapse-related genes in…
Comment on: What is the radiation before 5G? A correlation study between measurements in situ and in real time and epidemiological indicators in Vallecas, Madrid, by I. López, N. Félix, M. Rivera, A. Alonso, and C. Maestú.
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Jan 1, 2022
This article is a comment on a previously published correlation study assessing whether RF-EMF exposure relates to survey-based health indicators such as sleep, headache, and fatigue. The authors state they performed a detailed analysis of the original study and offer clarifications. The abstract does not provide the…
Enhancement of Fungal Enzyme Production by Radio-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields.
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Jan 1, 2022
This in vitro study examined whether a 2 GHz RF-EMF exposure could enhance enzyme production in a filamentous fungus. A 10-minute exposure was reported to increase extracellular total protein and α-amylase activity in culture media versus controls, alongside increased α-amylase mRNA and changes consistent with…
Comment on Wardzinski et al. Mobile Phone Radiation Deflects Brain Energy Homeostasis and Prompts Human Food Ingestion. 2022, , 339.
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Jan 1, 2022
This publication is a comment on Wardzinski et al., which is described as an experimental provocation study. The referenced study investigated whether 25 minutes of RF-EMF exposure from a mobile phone affects food consumption and brain energy homeostasis. The provided abstract text does not include any results or the…