EMF Research Studies

HEALTH SURVEILLANCE OF PERSONNEL PROFESSIONALLY EXPOSED TO MICROWAVES

S.Baranski, P.Czerski · 1972

MICROWAVES—A PUBLIC MENACE?

Unknown authors · 1972

Dr. Zaret examined over 400 individuals referred for microwave exposure during military studies between 1960 and 1971. One out of ten of those individuals had capsular opacity that would later develop into full-fledged cataracts. Microwave cataracts differ from normal ones by developing in the capsule and spreading gradually to the lens. These cataracts do not appear until at least five years after exposure, a delay Dr. Zaret calls a "time-bomb" quality.

uWave therapy in patients with hypersensitive disease

Fastrykovskii AD · 1972

Observations on Microwave Hazards to USAF Personnel

Lawrence T. Odland · 1972

Heating by microwaves of cold preserved blood

Brindle GF, Lamarche Y, Pel'e JP · 1972

Comments on Human Exposure to Nonionizing Radiant Energy—Potential Hazards and Safety Standards

Leo Birenbaum · 1972

Microwave Lens Effects in Humans

COL Budd Appleton, George C. McCrossan · 1972

Treatment of Soft-tissue Injuries by Pulsed Electrical Energy

D. H. Wilson · 1972

Twenty matched pairs of patients with recent ankle sprains received either active pulsed high-frequency electrical energy or a placebo treatment for one hour daily over three days. Treated patients showed about twice the percentage improvement of placebo patients in each category, with pain improving 74.4 versus 32.4 and disability 86.9 versus 43.9. Statistical analysis found the active treatment significantly preferable for pain, disability, and total scores, with all matched-pair P values below 0.05.

Clinical Aspects of Nonionizing Radiation

Milton M. Zaret · 1972

The author reviewed clinical ocular injuries from nonionizing radiation, distinguishing between visible and invisible wavelengths. In workers exposed to high-intensity light sources, macular hyperpigmentation and depigmentation were each found ten times more often than in the general population. Retinal burns and melanomata were each observed in 1 percent of the examined workers.

Thermal or Non-Thermal: West vs. East

T. C. Rozzell · 1972

A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR MEASURING SCOTOPIC CRITICAL FLICKER FREQUENCY TO INDICATE PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS

James D. Grissett · 1972

HAZARDS FROM MICROWAVE OVENS AND INSPECTION GUIDELINES

John R. Taylor · 1972

Medical Instrumentation

Unknown authors · 1972

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS RESOLUTIONS - EYE DAMAGE FROM RADAR

Unknown authors · 1972

Epidemiological Surveys in Groups Occupationally Exposed to Microwaves (Radar)

William M. Houk, M.D. · 1972

A Neural Quantum in Sensory Discrimination

S. S. Stevens · 1972

Der Feuerstar in seiner heutigen Bedeutung

G. Hager, S. Pagel, U. Stronz · 1972

Microwave Radiation: Biophysical Considerations and Standards Criteria

Herman P. Schwan · 1972

Nonthermal effects are classified as strong (above 10 mW/cm²) or weak (below thermal levels), and the review finds no evidence for weak nonthermal effects. The 10 mW/cm² exposure standard is based on thermal considerations and applies only to microwave frequencies where the human absorption cross-section is near unity; at lower frequencies the guide numbers can be relaxed by orders of magnitude.

MICROWAVE OVENS: Are they Safe?

Peter G. Thomas · 1972

Cutaneous Perception of Microwaves

Sol M. Michaelson · 1972

Microwave and Man: The Direct and Indirect Hazards, and the Precautions

Charles Merckel · 1972

Iatrogenic Hemolysis: A Complication of Blood Warmed by a Microwave Device

Jeffrey McCullough et al. · 1972

Relevancy of Experimental Studies of Microwave-Induced Cataracts to Man

Sol M. Michaelson · 1972

A PSYCHOPHYSICAL STUDY OF THE RF SOUND PHENOMENON

A. Frey, R. Messenger, E. Eichert · 1972

The study investigated the RF sound phenomenon, where humans perceive sound when their head is illuminated with pulsed RF energy. In phase one, a portable RF sound demonstration unit operating at 1.2 GHz was assembled and used to demonstrate the phenomenon. Phase two experiments showed that perceived loudness is a function of peak power density once a minimum pulse width is used, and that pulse repetition rate is the dominant parameter for sound quality. A threshold peak power density of 80 mW/cm² was derived by extending the loudness curve, though not with optimal parameters, and average power density was not particularly meaningful for this phenomenon. Phase three found that vocoder technology and periodicity pitch rules could not generate speech perception via RF sound.

EFFECTS OF 2450 MHZ MICROWAVE RADIATION ON HUMAN BLOOD COAGULATION PROCESSES

Richard F. Boggs, Albert P. Sheppard, Alma Jeanne Clark · 1972

Researchers exposed in vitro platelet-rich human blood plasma to 2450 MHz continuous-wave microwave radiation at power densities from 10 to 280 mW/cm² for up to 24 hours while keeping the temperature below 37°C. When plasma temperature was raised above 37°C, microwave heating produced smaller changes in coagulation time and clot strength than conventional radiant heating did.