N Muraleedharan

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 31 (PTI)

Mobile towers are posing a threat to honey bees in Kerala withe electromagnetic radiation from mobile towers and cell phones having the potential to kill worker bees that go out to collect nectar from flowers, says a study.

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Mobile phone towers a threat to honey bees: study

DAWN.com

NEW DELHI: The electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile phone towers and cellphones can pose a threat to honey bees, a study published in India has concluded ...

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/sci-tech/11-mobile-phone-towers-a-threat-to-honey-bees--study--il--07


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Honey bees in trouble in Kerala: Courtesy Mobile Towers

World News

The electromagnetic radiation coming out from the growing number of mobile towers as well as cell phones are posing as a threat for the honey bees. ...

http://www.duniyalive.com/?p=58060>

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Phones bad for bees

The Mercury (subscription)

NEW DELHI: The electro-magnetic waves emitted by cellphone towers and cellphones threaten honey bees, a study published in India has concluded. ...

http://www.themercury.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5148644

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Irreparable harm on man, animal and environment

Ub News Now a recent study in India has revealed that the electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile phone and its towers can pose a threat to honey bees. ...

http://ub-news.com/news/irreparable-harm-on-man-animal-and-environment-through-electromagnetic-radiations-studies-revealed/4436.html

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Cell Phone Towers Pose a Threat to Honeybees, A New Study Shows http://www.examiner.com/x-5776-NY-Shelter-Pets-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Cell-Phone-Towers-Pose-a-Threat-to-Honeybees-A-New-Study-Shows

 

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Toxicology. 2009 May 17;259(3):107-12. Epub 2009 Mar 4.

Evaluation of basal DNA damage and oxidative stress in Wistar rat leukocytes after exposure to microwave radiation.

Garaj-Vrhovac V, Gajski G, Trosić I, Pavicić I.

Mutagenesis Unit, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. vgaraj@imi.hr

The aim of this study was to assess whether microwave-induced DNA damage is basal or it is also generated through reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation. After having irradiated Wistar rats with 915MHz microwave radiation, we assessed different DNA alterations in peripheral leukocytes using standard and formamidopyrimidine DNA-glycosylase (Fpg)-modified comet assay. The first is a sensitive tool for detecting primary DNA damage, and the second is much more specific for detecting oxidative damage. The animals were irradiated for 1h a day for 2 weeks at a field power density of 2.4W/m(2), and the whole-body average specific absorption rate (SAR) of 0.6W/kg. Both the standard and the Fpg-modified comet assay detected increased DNA damage in blood leukocytes of the exposed rats. The significant increase in Fpg-detected DNA damage in the exposed rats suggests that oxidative stress is likely to be responsible. DNA damage detected by the standard comet assay indicates that some other mechanisms may also be involved. In addition, both methods served proved sensitive enough to measure basal and oxidative DNA damage after long-term exposure to 915MHz microwave radiation in vivo.

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* Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19428950?dopt=Abstract



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