Study overviews

Experimental studies on the effects of young animals include studies with young animals prenatally or postnatally (before or after hatching) exposed to electromagnetic fields.

Young animals in this spirit means animals of the whole animal kingdom (but in this context mainly mammals and birds), exposed and investigated before their adulthood.

The graphics also include some experimental studies with children.

Experimental studies on the effects of low and radio frequency on young animals

881 studies in total
  1. Teratogenicity, embryogenesis
    319 studies
  2. Other
    311 studies
  3. Central nervous system
    122 studies
  4. Behavior and cognitive processes
    54 studies
  5. Fertility
    48 studies
  6. Growth
    16 studies
  7. Endocrinologic processes
    11 studies

Other

311 studies in total
  1. Radio frequency
    151 studies
  2. Low frequency
    117 studies
  3. DC and static fields
    57 studies

Low frequency 117 studies in total

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Authors Year Exposed system Endpoints Frequency range SAR Exposure duration Parameters
Authors Year Exposed system Endpoints Frequency range SAR Exposure duration Parameters
Yang H et al. 2024 - - 4 Hz - - magnetic field
Alam MJ et al. 2024 - - 25–100 Hz - - electric current application, signals/pulses, electrotherapy, therapeutic/medical device
Graves HB 1977 animal, domestic fowls, domestic pigeons, mice - - - - electric field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line
d'Ambrosio G et al. 1977 invertebrate, mealworm beetle larva and pupa (<i>Tenebrio molitor</i>) - 0 Hz–9.55 GHz - - microwaves, static magnetic field, static electric field
Burkhardt DS et al. 2025 - - - - - electric current application, touch current, 50/60 Hz, DC
Abdel Rahman GAN et al. 2025 animal, rat/Sprague Dawley albino - - - - mobile communications, mobile phone, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, also other exposures without EMF, co-exposure
Taormina B et al. 2019 invertebrate, European lobster (<i>Homarus gammarus</i>), whole body avoidance/attraction test and a test for exploratory and shelter seeking behavior - - 1 week (unclear whether animals were also exposed during test) (test for exploratory and shelter seeking behavior) and 45 minutes (avoidance/attraction test) magnetic field, static magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, DC, underground cable
Mannerling AC et al. 2007 animal, chicken embryos/White Leghorn, whole body survival rate 50 Hz - 10, 20 or 60 min magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, co-exposure
Campos-Sanchez E et al. 2019 animal, mouse/Sca1‐ETV6‐RUNX1 (model organism for childhood leukemia), whole body development of childhood leukemia in mouse model 50 Hz - 10min/5min on/off cycle for 20 hours/day from conception until 3 months of age magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Stankevičiūtė M et al. 2019 invertebrate, animal, rainbow trout eggs/larvae (<i>Oncorhynchus mykiss</i>), Baltic clam (<i>Limecola balthica</i>) and common ragworm (<i>Hediste diversicolor</i>), whole body genotoxicity and cytotoxicity in larval rainbow trout, Baltic clam and common ragworm 50 Hz - 12 days (invertebrates) or 40 days (fish larvae) magnetic field, 50/60 Hz