Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies in B6C3F1/N mice exposed to whole-body radio frequency radiation at a frequency (1,900 MHz) and modulations (GSM and CDMA) used by cell phones.

The predominant source of human exposure to radio frequency radiation (RFR) occurs through usage of cellular phone handsets. The Food and Drug Administration nominated cell phone RFR emission for toxicology and carcinogenicity testing in 1999. At that time, animal experiments were deemed crucial because meaningful human exposure health data from epidemiological studies were not available. Male and female B6C3F1/N mice were exposed to time-averaged whole-body specific absorption rates of 0 (sham control), 5, 10, or 15 W/kg Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)- or Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)-modulated cell phone RFR at 1,900 MHz for 28 days or 0, 2.5, 5, or 10 W/kg GSM- or CDMA-modulated cell phone RFR for up to 2 years. Genetic toxicology studies were conducted in mouse peripheral blood erythrocytes and leukocytes, brain cells, and liver cells. (Abstract Abridged).