| Main Title |
Behavioral Effects of Chronic Exposure to 0.5 mW/cm2 of 2,450-MHz Microwaves. |
| Author |
DeWitt, J. R.;
D'Andrea, J. A.;
Emmerson, R. Y.;
Gandhi., O. P.;
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| CORP Author |
Utah Univ., Salt Lake City. |
| Publisher |
1987 |
| Year Published |
1987 |
| Report Number |
EPA-68-02-3456; |
| Stock Number |
AD-A201 388/6 |
| Subjects |
Radiation absorption;
Adults;
Avoidance;
Behavior;
Microwaves;
Body weight;
Radiation effects;
Response(Biology);
Physiological effects;
Continuous waves;
Exposure(Physiology);
Food;
Males;
Mass;
Phase;
Range(Extremes);
Rates;
Rats;
Reprints;
Variables;
Avoidance;
Chronic exposure
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| Holdings |
| Library |
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Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Date Modified |
| NTIS |
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AD-A201 388/6 |
Most EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. Check with individual libraries about paper copy. |
NTIS |
06/08/1989 |
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| Collation |
10p |
| Abstract |
Adult male, Long-Evans rats were exposed 7 h a day for 90 days to continuous wave (CW) 2,450-MHz microwaves at an average power density of 0.5 mW/sq cm. Exposures were in a monopole-above-ground radiation chamber with rats in Plexiglass cages. The resulting specific absorption rate (SAR) was 0.14 W/kg (+ or - 0.01 SEM). Additional rats served as sham-exposed and home-caged controls. All were evaluated daily for body mass and food and water intakes. Once each 30 days, throughout baseline and exposure phases of the experiment, rats in the sham- and microwave-exposed groups were tested for their sensitivity to footshock. After 90-days of exposure, the rats were evaluated on an open field, and active avoidance task and an operant task for food reinforcement. Performance of sham- and microwave-irradiated rats were reliably different on only one measure, the lever pressing task. The general conclusion reached was that exposure to CW 2,450-MHz microwave radiation at 0.5 mW/sq cm was below the threshold for behavioral effects over a wide range of variables, but did have an effect on a time-related operant task, although the direction of the effect was unpredictable. Keywords: Reprint. (KT/KR) |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Bioelectromagnetics, v8 p149-157 1987. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Interim rept. for period ending 1987. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Behavioral Effects of Chronic Exposure to 0.5 mW/cm2 of 2,450-MHz Microwaves. |
| Category Codes |
57V |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Control Number |
907602400 |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
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