In total, 120 carps with an age of 4 month were utilized. Fish were (equally? randomly?) divided onto 15 plastic tanks. After a 2-weeks acclimatization period, the fish were exposed to a magnetic field of 1) 0.1 mT, 2) 0.5 mT, 3) 1 mT, 4) 2 mT or 5) sham exposed (Remark EMF-Portal: Probably, fish from three tanks were subjected to the same treatment. Hence, every group would consist of 24 animals.). Blood of 4 fish per tank was collected and examined 15 and 60 days after exposure/sham exposure.
container (30 x 12 x 12 cm3) with water of the same quality and temperature (22 ± 4°C) as in the rearing tanks
Setup
magnetic field was generated with a cylindrical coil of 80 cm length, an inner diameter of 18.5 cm and an outer diameter of 20 cm; coil constisted of 490 turn of enameled copper wire (2.5 mm diameter); fish were placed in the middle of the coil to ensure that all fish received th same magneticfield intensity; coil was positioned in an east-west direction and magnetic field was parallel to long axis of fish body; digital temperature controller has been installed inside the coil; an air conditioning system ventilated the coil interior chamber to maintain temperature at 22°C; plastic pipes containing cold tap water which circulated around the coil were used for cooling
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Otolith fluctuating asymmetry in larval trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum, as an indication of organism bilateral instability affected by static and alternating magnetic fields
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(2019):
Are magnetic and electromagnetic fields of anthropogenic origin potential threats to early life stages of fish?
Taormina B et al.
(2019):
Impact of magnetic fields generated by AC/DC submarine power cables on the behavior of juvenile European lobster (Homarus gammarus)
