Diverse radiofrequency sensitivity and radiofrequency effects of mobile or cordless phone near fields exposure in Drosophila melanogaster.
BACKGROUND
The impact of electromagnetic fields on health is of increasing scientific interest. The aim of this study was to examine how the Drosophila melanogaster animal model is affected when exposed to portable or mobile phone fields.


RESULTS
Two experiments have been designed and performed in the same laboratory conditions. Insect cultures were exposed to the near field of a 2G mobile phone (the GSM 2G networks support and complement in parallel the 3G wide band or in other words the transmission of information via voice signals is served by the 2G technology in both mobile phones generations) and a 1880 MHz cordless phone both digitally modulated by human voice. Comparison with advanced statistics of the egg laying of the second generation exposed and non-exposed cultures showed limited statistical significance for the cordless phone exposed culture and statistical significance for the 900 MHz exposed insects. We calculated by physics, simulated and illustrated in three dimensional figures the calculated near fields of radiation inside the experimenting vials and their difference. Comparison of the power of the two fields showed that the difference between them becomes null when the experimental cylinder radius and the height of the antenna increase.


CONCLUSIONS
Our results suggest a possible radiofrequency sensitivity difference in insects which may be due to the distance from the antenna or to unexplored intimate factors. Comparing the near fields of the two frequencies bands, we see similar not identical geometry in length and height from the antenna and that lower frequencies tend to drive to increased radiofrequency effects.
Biomedical Research Foundation of Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Efessiou Str, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Styliani
S
Geronikolou
Department of Mathematics, Division of Statistics and Actuarial-Financial Mathematics, University of the Aegean, 82300, Karlovassi, Samos, Greece.
Stelios
S
Zimeras
Biomedical Research Foundation of Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Efessiou Str, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Constantinos H
CH
Davos
Biomedical Research Foundation of Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Efessiou Str, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Ioannis
I
Michalopoulos
Department of Electronics, TEI of Piraeus, Petrou Ralli & Thivon 250, 122 44, Athens, Greece.
Stephanos
S
Tsitomeneas
D000818:Animals; D040421:Cell Phone; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects; D060733:Electromagnetic Radiation; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D011846:Radio Waves / Q000009:adverse effects; D013689:Telephone