The Effect of BTS (Base Transceiver Station) Electromagnetic Waves on Domestic Pigeon Liver Enzymes
2022
Akbari Joor, Hesam | Khoramipour, Sanaz | Eshagh Hossaini, Seyed Kamal | Mafigholami, Roya | Moradighiasabadi, Behnaz
BACKGROUND: The widespread use of electromagnetic waves in communication has led to the consideration of their biological effects. According to valid scientific findings, these waves can entail changes in the cell function, there by causing or accelerating some diseases.OBJECTIVES: Since the amount of liver enzymes in the blood can be a sign of liver damage, this study was performed to evaluate these enzymes.METHODS: This experiment was done on 120 six-month-old pigeons. After adaptation to laboratory settings, they were divided into six random groups of distance from BTS and daily exposure time. G1: 50 cm/30 minutes, G2:100 cm/30 minutes, G3: 150 cm/30 minutes, G4: 50 cm/60 minutes, G5:100 cm/60 minutes, and G6:150 cm/60 minutes.Each group was exposed to waves for one month daily and blood tests were measured to determine the amount of liver enzymes before and one month after exposure; the results were processed by SPSS software.RESULTS: The findings of this study revealed a statistically significant relationship between BTS waves and liver damage after the increase in the level of liver enzymes in all six groups. Therefore, it is safe to assume that electromagnetic waves, depending on the frequency, energy, duration and distance, can have destructive effects on body tissues, including the liver. The mean changes of ALP and ALT were the highest and the lowest, respectively. Also, the most changes in liver enzymes occurred in the first and fourth groups, which had the shortest distance to the wave source.CONCLUSIONS: Increasing the exposure time and reducing the distance to the wave source changed the amount of liver enzymes. This study showed that "distance to the source of wave propagation" was more important than "exposure time".
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