Study type: Medical/biological study (experimental study)

Behavioral sensitivity to microwave irradiation med./bio.

By: King NW, Justesen DR, Clarke RL
Published in: Science 1971; 172 (981): 398-401
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Aim of study (acc. to author)

To assess in rats the efficacy and the reliability of modulated microwaves as a warning stimulus for impending electrical shock.

Endpoint

Exposure

Exposure Parameters
Exposure 1: 2.45 GHz
Exposure duration: 62 two hour sessions with a minimum interval of 22 hr
  • SAR: 500 µW/g mean
  • SAR: 6.4 W/kg maximum (cf. remarks) (6.4, 4.8, 2.4 and 1.2 mW/g based on calorimetry)

Exposure 1

Main characteristics
Frequency 2.45 GHz
Type
Exposure duration 62 two hour sessions with a minimum interval of 22 hr
Exposure setup
Exposure source
Chamber microwave oven fitted with plexiglas conditioning chamber: 26 cm x 37 cm x 24 cm
Parameters
Measurand Value Type Method Mass Remarks
SAR 500 µW/g mean estimated - -
SAR 6.4 W/kg maximum calculated cf. remarks 6.4, 4.8, 2.4 and 1.2 mW/g based on calorimetry

Exposed system:

Methods Endpoint/measurement parameters/methodology

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Time of investigation:
  • during exposure
  • after exposure

Main outcome of study (acc. to author)

Rats were able to detect the presence of the microwaves at doses of power approximating 0.5 to 6.4 mW/g. Efficiency of detection was strongly related to the amount of microwave energy to which the animals were exposed.

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