Microwave radiation effect — a test on white mice

Abstract

Microwave and radio frequency (RF) radiation technologies have been used in a wide range of applications. These microwave and radio frequency (RF) radiation techniques produce electromagnetic fields (EMFs). EMFs are invisible electrical and magnetic forces radiating from the sources and generate an electro pollution phenomenon. While there have been many benefits from the use of RF radiation, people now are concerned that long-term exposure could affect their body biological system and health. The power deposition within the body from RF radiation is never uniform as it varies depends on the electrical properties of body tisues. Therefore, the experimental study was carried out, to study the biological effects on blood, internal organs, physical activities and birth rate on laboratory mice as the samples. The samples were exposed under radio frequency radiation for certain period of time. The control samples, which were under free radiation, were also involved in the experimental study as to compare the effects. After few months of exposure the samples were observed to be less active and sleepy. For biological test, the samples were taken to Veterinary Laboratory at Bukit Tengah, Seberang Prai Tengah, Pulau Pinang. This was carried out on the first week of every month, for seven months period. The same test was also carried out for the Control sample. The blood tests were done to observe any change in average packed cell volume (PCV), hemoglobin, red blood cells and white blood cells. It showed that the average White Blood Cells level increases as the samples were kept longer under the RF radiation while the average Red Blood Cells drops to about 3 million cells per micro liter. The exposure to RF radiation has some biological effects to the laboratory mice as well as human being, as they have some similarities in biological characteristics.