Study type: Medical/biological study (observational study)

Motor and psychological functions of school children living in the area of the Skrunda Radio Location Station in Latvia med./bio.

By: Kolodynski AA, Kolodynska VV
Published in: Sci Total Environ 1996; 180 (1): 87-93
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Aim of study (acc. to author)

The report summarises the data of a study of the development of some motor and psychological functions of children who were born and constantly live under conditions of chronic electromagnetic field exposure in the Skrunda area. The Skrunda radio station is a pulse radar station and has operated for more than 25 years in a populated region of Skrunda, Latvia.

Endpoint

Exposure

Exposure Parameters
Exposure 1: 154–162 MHz
Modulation type: pulsed

Exposure 1

Main characteristics
Frequency 154–162 MHz
Type
Modulation
Modulation type pulsed
Pulse width 0.8 ms
Repetition frequency 24.4 Hz
Exposure setup
Exposure source
Parameters
Measurand Value Type Method Mass Remarks
power density 3.205 mW/m² mean measured - at 3.7 km
power density 164.27 mW/m² peak value measured - at 3.7 km

Exposed system:

Methods Endpoint/measurement parameters/methodology

Investigated system:
Time of investigation:
  • after exposure

Main outcome of study (acc. to author)

Motor function, memory and attention significantly differed between the exposed and control groups. Children living in front of the station had less developed memory and attention. Their reaction time was slower and their neuromuscular apparatus endurance was decreased.

Study character:

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