🏫 Higher ambient RF near schools linked to more micronuclei in children's cheek cells, study reports

July 11, 2026 (EMFS)

Jul 9, 2026 (original)

Source: Scientific Reports

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A 2026 Scientific Reports cross-sectional study measured ambient radiofrequency exposure at eight primary schools located at varying distances from mobile phone base stations and sampled buccal mucosa in 200 children. Higher RF power density and shorter distance from the base stations were statistically associated with higher micronuclei frequency — a biomarker of genomic instability — even though all measured RF levels were below current international public exposure guidelines. The authors describe the findings as exploratory and hypothesis-generating.

"Exploratory analyses showed that RF radiation levels were inversely correlated with distance from MPBS (r = - 0.740, p < 0.001), while MN frequency was positively correlated with measured RF levels (r = 0.850, p < 0.001)."

— Chokeli et al.

"All measured RF levels were below current international public exposure guidelines."

— Chokeli et al.

"These findings suggest that variation in ambient RF exposure in school environments may be associated with MN frequency in children."

— Chokeli et al.

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Environmental radiofrequency exposure and genotoxic biomarkers in schoolchildren: a cross-sectional analysis. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Environmental radiofrequency exposure and genotoxic biomarkers in schoolchildren: a cross-sectional analysis.

Raihanah Chokeli, Nurul Syazani Yuswir, Yu Bin Ho, Hung-Lung Chiang, Vivien How (2026) Scientific Reports Journal Level Xⓘ

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🏫 Higher ambient RF near schools linked to more micronuclei in children's cheek cells, study reports

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