Relationship between field strength and abnormal development in chick embryos exposed to 50 Hz magnetic fields
Authors not listed · 1987
Exposure of chick embryos to 50 Hz magnetic fields during the first two days of development increased abnormal development at field strengths of 1 A/m and above, with a threshold between 0.9 and 1 A/m.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed chick embryos to sinusoidally oscillating 50 Hz magnetic fields during their first two days of development. In the first series, abnormal embryo percentages were 16% in controls, 16% at 0.1 A/m, 14% at 0.3 A/m, 29% at 1 A/m, and 32% at 10 A/m. In the second series, abnormal embryo percentages were 17% in controls, 10% at 0.4 A/m, 19% at 0.6 A/m, 17% at 0.9 A/m, and 36% at 1.35 A/m. Only the 1.35 A/m group was significantly different from controls in the second series. The results suggest that exposure causes abnormal development and that no abnormalities are induced below a threshold between 0.9 and 1 A/m.
Why This Matters
The first series tested field strengths of 0.1, 0.3, 1, and 10 A/m. The second series tested field strengths of 0.4, 0.6, 0.9, and 1.35 A/m.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Show BibTeX
@article{relationship_between_field_strength_and_abnormal_development_in_chick_embryos_exposed_to_50_hz_magnetic_fields_ce4631,
author = {Unknown},
title = {Relationship between field strength and abnormal development in chick embryos exposed to 50 Hz magnetic fields},
year = {1987},
doi = {10.1080/09553008714552301},
}