EMF Research Studies

CHANGES IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AS A RESULT OF EXPOSURE TO MICROWAVES

Sadchikova, Orlova · 1960

Medical considerations of exposure to microwaves (Radar)

Barron CI · 1959

Physical Evaluation of Personnel Exposed to Microwave Emanations

C. I. Barron, A. A. Love, A. A. Baraff · 1956

THE SUBJECTIVE EFFECTS OF GENERAL IRRADIATION

George H. Day · 1955

Relationship Between Injury and Pain in the Human Skin

F. B. Benjamin · 1953

Thresholds of Pain and Reflex Contraction as Related to Noxious Stimulation

James D. Hardy, Irving Jacobs, Margaret D. Meixner · 1953

Skin Impedance in Relation to Pain Threshold Testing by Electrical Means

EMILY E. MUELLER, ROBERT LOEFFEL, SEDGWICK MEAD · 1953

THE PAIN THRESHOLD FOR MICROWAVE AND INFRA-RED RADIATIONS

H. F. COOK · 1952

BILATERAL LENTICULAR OPACITIES OCCURRING IN A TECHNICIAN OPERATING A MICROWAVE GENERATOR

FREDERIC G. HIRSCH, JOHN T. PARKER · 1952

ELECTRICAL TESTS OF SENSATION: Voltage-Duration Curves of Tactile Sensation and Pain

Donald L. Rose, Sedgwick Mead · 1948

Varying the stimulation frequency from 20 to 500 cycles per second produced no significant difference in sensory or motor endpoints. Minimum pain threshold was unreliable, but maximum pain was repeatable within 1 volt, and curves resembled motor nerve strength-duration curves.

STUDIES ON PAIN: DISCRIMINATION OF DIFFERENCES IN INTENSITY OF A PAIN STIMULUS AS A BASIS OF A SCALE OF PAIN INTENSITY

JAMES D. HARDY, HAROLD G. WOLFF, HELEN GOODELL · 1947

Studies on the Biological Effect of High Frequency Radio Waves (Radar)

Richard H. Follis, Jr. · 1946

Researchers exposed 13 male guinea pigs to radar radiation from an SCR 517-A unit at 10 cm wavelength and 45 kW peak output for three hours daily over 51 to 83 days. Histological examination of all tissues, including testes, revealed no abnormalities.

A CLINICAL STUDY OF THE RESULTS OF EXPOSURE OF LABORATORY PERSONNEL TO RADAR AND HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO

L. Eugene Daily · 1943

THE EFFECTS OF UHF RADIO FIELDS ON RETENTION IN A VERBAL LEARNING TASK

BYNUM, James Arthur · 1936

Twenty-four male university students underwent a test with a 1000 MHz centimeter wave UHF field at 10 mW/cm2. The experiment used an interpolated learning paradigm with word association groups. After four days of practice memorizing nonsense syllables, subjects were divided and each received four experimental trials. One hour after original learning was complete, the total number of correctly recalled responses was measured. The study reported no significant differences between irradiated and non-irradiated groups.

Biologische Fernwirkungen am Menschen durch Radiowellen

Weissenberg, E. · 1934

CONCERNING SHORTWAVE THERAPY

Paul Groag, Victor Tomberg · 1933

NOTES ON PREVENTIVE MEDICINE FOR MEDICAL OFFICERS, UNITED STATES NAVY - EFFECTS OF SUPER-HIGH-FREQUENCY RADIO CURRENTS ON HEALTH OF MEN EXPOSED UNDER SERVICE CONDITIONS

W. H. Bell, D. Ferguson · 1931

Effects of super-high frequency radio current on health of men exposed under service conditions

Bell WH, Ferguson D · 1931

Skin Heating and Temperature Sensation Produced by Infrared and Microwave Irradiation

Edwin Hendler, James D. Hardy, Dorothy Murgatroyd

HEALTH ASPECTS OF VIDEO DISPLAY UNITS

I.A. Marriott, M.A. Stuchly

Surveys report a high incidence of eye-related complaints among VDU operators, though eyestrain is not recognized as a clinical entity. Reflections from external light sources are the most common and serious factor degrading screen image quality. Adjustable furniture reduces musculoskeletal complaints, but a preferred posture remains undefined. Physical complaints about VDUs are inversely related to job satisfaction.

CASE REPORTS OF EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE TO MICROWAVES

Russell L. Carpenter

VIGILANCE BEHAVIOR IN RATS EXPOSED TO 1.28 GHZ MICROWAVE IRRADIATION

Unknown authors

Eight male hooded rats performed a vigilance task pressing two levers for tones and food pellets during 40-minute sessions in Styrofoam boxes located in the far zone region of a horn in an anechoic chamber. After stable responding, they were exposed to 1.28 GHz microwaves pulsed at 380 pps with 2 µsec pulses at power densities from 0 to 15 mW/cm². At 15 mW/cm² all eight rats showed decreased observing lever response rates, with some ceasing responding, but most adapted by the third exposure. Seven rats decreased response rates at 10 mW/cm² and three showed disruption at 5.5 mW/cm², while other behavioral indices were less sensitive.

HUMAN PERCEPTION OF THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD

Unknown authors

The paper reviews research on the ability of humans to perceive the natural electromagnetic fields of the earth and includes new data from interviews with sensitive persons. The review also references studies showing that animals and plants can orient to the earth's electromagnetic field. Sun Bear, an American Indian medicine man, reports seeing earth energy fields, and Dr. Valerie Hunt's studies indicate some people may see invisible fields as accurately as instrumentation. Dr. William Tiller proposes a model where the human nervous system acts as an antenna to detect exterior field changes.

THE BOEING COMPANY - MEDICAL SERVICES OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH EXAMINATION

Unknown authors

ELF Magnetic Fields in Electro-Steel and Welding Industries

P. Lövsund, P.A. Öberg, S.E.G. Nilsson