ELDER DR U.INWADIKE

This study investigates the electromagnetic radiation from cell phones on the blood parameters on Wister rats. With cell phones present in every aspect of daily life, both humans and by extension laboratory rats are exposed to RF radiation which may affect their hematological parameters and biological systems. The main aim of this study is to evaluate the hematological effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation from cell phones on female Wistar rats under controlled exposure conditions. The specific objectives are to; (1) measure and compare red blood cell count, hemoglobin concentration, hematocrit, and white blood cell count between Wistar rat exposed to cell phone RF-EMR and unexposed control rat, (2) measure and compare the weight differences between Wistar rats exposed to cell phone RF-EMR and unexposed control rats and (3) assess the relationship between exposure duration and the magnitude of changes in these hematological parameters. A randomized controlled experimental design was used, and involving 8 healthy adults female Wistar rats, aged 6–9 weeks and weighing 45– 65 g. A minimum of 4 rats were equally divided into 2 groups, i.e. 4 rats in the control group and 4 rats in the EMR exposed group. Rats were acclimatized for 9 days, with ad libitum food and water. Then each rat in the exposure group was placed individually in the chamber for 2 min/day during which the cell phone emitting the radiation was placed around the rat. Exposure is from the auto-answer mode cell phone which occurred for 2 minutes per day over 4 weeks. Post-exposure blood samples were compared within and between the two groups. The findings of this study showed that the exposed and control group were comparable in baseline characteristics and the analysis of White Blood Cell (WBC) parameters revealed no statistically significant impact of EMR exposure on7 the rats, but a significant rise in red blood cell count and hemoglobin concentration was observed in the exposed rats when compared to the WBC findings. Also, the findings of the Platelet count and most platelet indices did not change significantly. The research concluded that specific and measurable significant alterations in the Red Blood Cell (RBC) profiles, while other parameters, notably White Blood Cells (WBCs) and Platelets, showed numerical trends but no statistically significant differences. It recommends that future studies should Increase the exposure duration per rat from 2 minutes up to 30 minutes and the experimental period should be extended from 4 weeks to 8 or 12 weeks to obtain more robust and reliable data.