PERFORM-A: In vivo research on possible health effects related to mobile telephones and base stations (carcinogenicity studies in rodents)

• Forschungsstelle: EU FRP
• Projektnummer: 99.0248-2
• Projekttitel Englisch: PERFORM-A: In vivo research on possible health effects related to mobile telephones and base stations (carcinogenicity studies in rodents)

Schlüsselwörter (Englisch)

Mobile telephone; base station; health effects; rat; mouse; rodent; carinogenicity; cancer;
Environmental Protection; Life Sciences; Medicine; Health; Safety

Alternative Projektnummern (Englisch)

EU project number: QLK4-1999-01476

Forschungsprogramme (Englisch)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.1.4 Environment and health

Kurzbeschreibung (Englisch)

See abstract

Weitere Hinweise und Angaben (Englisch)

Full name of research-institution/enterprise:
Foundation for Research on Information Technologies in Society
IT IS

Partner und Internationale Organisationen (Englisch)

Fraunhofer-Institut Hannover (D); RCC Ltd. (CH); Österreichisches Forschungszentrum Seibersdorf Ges.m.b.H. (A); Istituto di Ricerche Biomediche A. Marxer, Colleretto (I); Radio Communications Lavoraory, Thessaloniki (EL)

Abstract (Englisch)

PERFORM-A will provide research results on possible carcinogenic and co-carcinogenic effects of radio frequency (RF) in animal models. Two NTP-type carcinogenicity studies will be conducted in both sexes of mice and rats, exposed to both 900 MHz GSM and 1800 MHz DCS signals. Possible co-carcinogenic effects of RF will be re-evaluated with a bioassay on DMBA initiated mammary tumours in rats and with a replication of the lymphoma tumour bioassay in Eu-PIM 1 transgenic mice a dose response, and use as exposure agents signals which best represent current cellular communication based RF. The results will support the health hazard assessment of the long-term use of cellular telephones and base stations.

Datenbankreferenzen (Englisch)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
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Swiss Project-Number: 99.0248-2