Effects of microwaves (900 MHz) on the cochlear receptor: exposure systems and preliminary results |
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| Authors: | C Marino G Cristalli P Galloni P Pasqualetti M Piscitelli G A Lovisolo |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Environment, ENEA, C.R. Casaccia, Via Anguillarese 301, 00060 Rome, Italy e-mail: marino@casaccia.enea.it Tel.: +39-06-30486556, Fax: +39-06-30486559, IT;(2) ENT Head and Neck Surgery Division, S.Giovanni Calibita Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Isola Tiberina, 00186 Rome, Italy, IT;(3) AFaR-IRCCS ”San Giovanni di Dio”, 25100 Brescia, Italy, IT |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this paper is to present the experimental device and the work in progress performed in search for objective
organic correlation of damage to hearing, examining possible acoustic otofunctional effects on the cochlear epithelium of
the rat due to exposure to microwaves (900 MHz). Two experiments using male Sprague-Dawley rats were carried out with a far-field
exposure in a cubic chamber. No statistically significant evidence was obtained at both specific absorption rate (SAR) values.
The exposure system and the diagnostic apparatus are extremely useful to investigate a potential effect on the auditory system:
however, with the parameters applied in these experiments, no evidence was observed.
Received: 16 March 1999 / Accepted: 1 March 2000 |
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