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Indoor and Built Environment, Vol. 10, No. 5, 291-298 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X0101000503

Toxicologic Study of Electromagnetic Radiation Emitted by Television and Video Display Screens and Cellular Telephones on Chickens and Mice

M. Bastide

Laboratoire d'lmmunologie et Parasitologie, MENRT-EA 2413, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Montpellier I, Montpellier, France

B.J. Youbicier-Simoa

Laboratoire d'lmmunologie et Parasitologie, MENRT-EA 2413, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Montpellier I, Montpellier, France, Tecnolab, Château de l'Orbize, Dracy-le-Fort, France

J.C. Lebecq

Laboratoire d'lmmunologie et Parasitologie, MENRT-EA 2413, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Montpellier I, Montpellier, France

J. Giaimis

Laboratoire d'lmmunologie et Parasitologie, MENRT-EA 2413, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Montpellier I, Montpellier, France

The effects of continuous exposure of chick embryos and young chickens to the electromagnetic fields (EMFs) emitted by video display units (VDUs) and GSM cell phone radiation, either the whole spectrum emitted or attenuated by a copper gauze, were investigated. Perma nent exposure to the EMFs radiated by a VDU was asso ciated with significantly increased fetal loss (47-68%) and markedly depressed levels of circulating specific antibodies (lgG), corticosterone and melatonin. We have also shown that under chronic exposure conditions, GSM cell phone radiation was harmful to chick embryos, stressful for healthy mice and, in this species, synergistic with cancer insofar as it depleted stress hormones. The same pathological results were observed after substan tial reduction of the microwaves radiated from the cell phone by attenuating them with a copper gauze.

Key Words: Electromagnetic radiation • Television screens • Video display units • Cellular telephone • Chickens. Mice


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