Study type: Medical/biological study (experimental study)

Effects of short-term exposure to powerline-frequency electromagnetic field on the electrical activity of the heart med./bio.

By: Elmas O, Comlekci S, Koylu H
Published in: Arch Environ Occup Health 2012; 67 (2): 65-71
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Aim of study (acc. to author)

To study the short-term effects of extremely low frequency magnetic fields on the heart of rats.

Background/further details

20 rats were divided into an exposure group (n=10) and a sham exposure group (n=10).

Endpoint

Exposure

Exposure Parameters
Exposure 1: 50 Hz
Exposure duration: continuous for 2 min

Exposure 1

Main characteristics
Frequency 50 Hz
Type
Waveform
Exposure duration continuous for 2 min
Exposure setup
Exposure source
Setup pair of Helmholtz coils with a diameter of 10 cm, consisting of 225 turns of wire; coils spaced 10 cm apart; extremities of the anesthetized rat fixed with plastic handcuffs to a 10 cm x 15 cm x 0.7 cm polyvinyl chloride plate; plate positioned in the coils so that the rat's body was between the coils and its extremities outside the coils
Sham exposure A sham exposure was conducted.
Parameters
Measurand Value Type Method Mass Remarks
magnetic flux density 1 µT effective value measured and calculated - -
electric field strength 0.1 V/m - measured - -

Reference articles

  • Miller DL et al. (1997): Comparison of cardiac and 60 Hz magnetically induced electric fields measured in anesthetized rats

Exposed system:

Methods Endpoint/measurement parameters/methodology

Investigated system:
Investigated organ system:
Time of investigation:
  • before exposure
  • during exposure
  • after exposure

Main outcome of study (acc. to author)

The data did not show any effect of the extremely low frequency magnetic field exposure on the ECG parameters in rats.

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