Preview to WIFI studies
WiFi systems (a router plus laptops, tablets, mobile phones and more) became widespread around the year 2000.
WiFi radiation is, in fact, radio frequency radiation at multiple frequencies. Exposure is usually relatively low compared with the exposure during a mobile phone call under extreme conditions. Beyond that, a user of WiFi-based wireless equipment is exposed in two ways: personal exposure from the end device itself while using it, and chronic exposure from wireless routers, access points and range extenders, even when not using the end devices (similar to exposure from mobile phone antennas).
Partial list of studies with a focus on biological effects and health effects of exposure to WIFI (a type of RF Radiation).
1 – Conrado Avendaño, M.S., Ariela Mata, M.S., César A. Sanchez Sarmiento, M.D., Ph.D., Gustavo F. Doncel, M.D., Ph.D. 2012, Fertil Steril. 2012 Jan;97(1):39-45.e2 – Study – The Effect of Laptop Computers on Human Sperm, Use of laptop computers connected to internet through Wi-Fi decreases human sperm motility and increases sperm DNA fragmentation, http://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(11)02678-1/abstract, doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.10.012 (PubMed: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22112647) – Working with a wireless laptop
2 – Gundi, Turkey, 2013 – WiFi Radiation Damages Reproductive Organs, Especially in Adolescents, Immunohistopathologic demonstration of deleterious effects on growing rat testes of radiofrequency waves emitted from conventional Wi-Fi devices, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22465825 (Read about the study in Hebrew: http://www.tapuz.co.il/blog/net/ViewEntry.aspx?EntryId=2349992) – WiFi, chronic exposure to low-level radio frequency radiation.
3 – Illustrated report November 2009 – WiFi Radiation Damages Plants and Trees, Tree damage of unknown origin, http://www.boomaantastingen.nl/engels.pdf (In Hebrew: http://www.tapuz.co.il/blog/net/ViewEntry.aspx?EntryId=1842081) – WiFi
4 – Papageorgiou CC, 2011 – WiFi Radiation Caused Neurological Changes, Effects of wi-fi signals on the p300 component of event-related potentials during an auditory hayling task, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21714138, PMID: 21714138, DOI: 10.1142/S0219635211002695 (Full study: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Miltiades-Kyprianou/publication/51452793_Effects_of_Wi-Fi_signals_on_the_p300_component_of_event-related_potentials_during_an_auditory_Hayling_task/links/550ab8680cf2855640951fab/Effects-of-Wi-Fi-signals-on-the-p300-component-of-event-related-potentials-during-an-auditory-Hayling-task.pdf) – WiFi
5 – Aynali G., 2013, Iran 2018 – WiFi Radiation Causes the Formation of Free Radicals, Modulation of wireless (2.45 GHz)-induced oxidative toxicity in laryngotracheal mucosa of rat by melatonin, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23479077, PMID: 23479077
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-013-2425-0 – WiFi
6 – Oksay T., 2012 – WiFi Radiation Caused Oxidative Damage in Rat Testes, Protective effects of melatonin against oxidative injury in rat testis induced by wireless (2.45 GHz) devices, Andrologia 2014; 46 (1): 65-72, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23145464/, PMID: 23145464, DOI: 10.1111/and.12044 – WiFi
7 – Ozorak A. 2013 – Changes and Damage in Pregnant Rats and Their Offspring Exposed to WiFi-Frequency Radiation, Wi-Fi (2.45 GHz)- and mobile phone (900 and 1800 MHz)-induced risks on oxidative stress and elements in kidney and testis of rats during pregnancy and the development of offspring, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24101576 – WiFi and mobile phones
8 – Türker Y., 2011 – Heart Muscle Damage from Exposure to WiFi-Frequency Radiation, Selenium and L-carnitine reduce oxidative stress in the heart of rat induced by 2.45-GHz radiation from wireless devices, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21360060, DOI: 10.1007/s12011-011-8994-0 – Wireless equipment at 2.45GHz
9 – Maganioti A. E. 2010 – Exposure to WiFi Radiation Changed EEG Patterns in Women, Wi-Fi electromagnetic fields exert gender related alterations on EEG, http://wifiinschools.org.uk/resources/Maganioti+etal+2010.pdf – WiFi
10 – Shahin S. 2013 – DNA Damage and Breaks in Mice Irradiated at WiFi Frequencies, 2.45 GHz microwave irradiation-induced oxidative stress affects implantation or pregnancy in mice, Mus musculus, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23334843, DOI: 10.1007/s12010-012-0079-9 – WiFi
11 – Margaritis L.H. 2013 – Egg Cell Damage and Impaired Fertility in Flies Exposed to Radio Frequency Radiation, Drosophila oogenesis as a bio-marker responding to EMF sources, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23915130, DOI: 10.3109/15368378.2013.800102 – WiFi and other wireless equipment.
12 – Nazıroğlu M., 2012 – Biological and Health Effects of Exposure to 2.45GHz Radio Frequency Radiation, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19637079 (Additional studies by the same researcher: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22489926, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22019785) – Wireless equipment at 2.45GHz, such as WiFi
13 – Italian team, 2014 – Exposure to WiFi Radiation Caused Changes in Brain Activity, Long-lasting changes in brain activation induced by a single REAC technology pulse in Wi-Fi bands. Randomized double-blind fMRI qualitative study (Salvatore Rinaldi, Marco Mura, Alessandro Castagna & Vania Fontani), http://www.nature.com/articles/srep05668 – WiFi radiation