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BODY TEMPERATURE IN THE MOUSE, HAMSTER, AND RAT EXPOSED TO RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION: AN INTERSPECIES COMPARISON
Citation:
Gordon, C., M. Long, K. Fehlner, AND A. Stead. BODY TEMPERATURE IN THE MOUSE, HAMSTER, AND RAT EXPOSED TO RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION: AN INTERSPECIES COMPARISON. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-86/444 (NTIS PB88170923).
Description:
Colonic temperatures of BALB/c and CBA/J mice, golden hamsters, and Sprague-Dawley rats were taken immediately after exposure for 90 min to radiofrequency (RF) radiation. Exposures were made in 2450 MHz (mouse and hamster) or 600 MHz (rat) waveguide exposure systems while the dose rate, to specific adsorption rate (SAR), was continuously recorded. Experiments were performed on naive, unrestrained animals at ambient temperatures (Ta) of 20 and 30 C. Body mass and Ta were found to be significant factors in influencing the threshold SAR for the elevation of colonic temperature. The threshold SARs at Ta's of 20 and 30 C were respectively: 27.5 and 12.1 W/kg for the BALB/c mouse; 40.7 and 8.5 W/kg for the CBA/J mouse; 8.7 and 0.61 W/kg for the golden hamster; and 1.58 and 0.4 W/kg for the Sprague-Dawley rat.