Effects of weak mobile phone - electromagnetic fields (GSM, UMTS) on well-being and resting EEG

Kleinlogel, H; Dierks, T; Koenig, T; Lehmann, H; Minder, A; Berz, R (2008). Effects of weak mobile phone - electromagnetic fields (GSM, UMTS) on well-being and resting EEG. Bioelectromagnetics, 29(6), pp. 479-487. New York,NY: Wiley-Liss 10.1002/bem.20419

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Modern mobile phones emit electromagnetic fields (EMFs) ranging from 900 to 2000 MHz which are suggested to have an influence on well-being, attention and neurological parameters in mobile phone users. To date most studies have investigated Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)-EMF and only very few studies were concerned with Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)-EMF. Consequently, we tested the effects of both types of EMF, 1950 MHz UMTS (SAR 0.1 and 1 W/kg) and pulsed 900 MHz GSM (1 W/kg), on well-being and vigilance-controlled resting electroencephalogram (eyes closed) in 15 healthy, right-handed subjects. A double-blind, randomised, crossover application of the test procedure was used. Neither the UMTS- nor the GSM-EMF produced any significant changes in the measured parameters compared to sham exposure. The results do not give any evidence for a deleterious effect of the EMF on normal healthy mobile phone users.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy > Psychiatric Neurophysiology [discontinued]
UniBE Contributor:	Kleinlogel, Horst, Dierks, Thomas, König, Thomas
ISSN:	0197-8462
ISBN:	479-487
Publisher:	Wiley-Liss
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 15:03
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:19
Publisher DOI:	10.1002/bem.20419
PubMed ID:	18431738
Web of Science ID:	000258634100008
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/27571 (FactScience: 108899)