Side effects of microwaves in aqueous solutions

The effect of the magnetic and electromagnetic radiant fields HF on water or on the behaviour of aqueous solutions and slurries has gained more and more interest for research in the current years. For example, it was shown that water can suffer some changes in its physico-chemical properties (REDOX potential, pH, etc.) due to the variations of intensity and/or frequency. The idea of certain modifications to the actual structure of the water when exposed to electromagnetic sources was criticized due to the low energy of the electromagnetic fields used (similar to the fields from cellular communication systems), which are weak fields compared to the microwaves radiant fields producing mainly thermal effects. The situation is complicated by the fact that most studied effects depend on the composition of the water and/or the environmental conditions.