Study type:
Medical/biological study
(experimental study)
Cognitive and physiological responses in humans exposed to a TETRA base station signal in relation to perceived electromagnetic hypersensitivity
med./bio.
By:
Wallace D, Eltiti S, Ridgewell A, Garner K, Russo R, Sepulveda F, Walker S, Quinlan T, Dudley S, Maung S, Deeble R, Fox E
Published in: Bioelectromagnetics 2012; 33 (1): 23-39
51 individuals with self-reported electrosensitivity and 132 age- and gender-matched control subjects participated in an open provocation study (i.e. both the experimenter and the participant knew when the signal was "on" and when it was "off", session 1), while 48 sensitive and 132 control participants went on to complete two double-blindsessions (sessions 2 and 3, exposure and sham exposure; each session was spaced at least one week apart). Airwave is the new communication system currently being rolled out across the United Kingdom for the police and emergency services.
fully screened chamber with a shielding effectiveness of 55 to 60 dB
Setup
participants seated 4.95 m from the antenna; 2.8 m in front of the test person was a large white screen where the tasks were shown; projection to this screen through a shielded window
Wallace D et al.
(2010):
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Eltiti S et al.
(2007):
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Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research (MTHR), UK
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