The development of Drosophila Melanogaster exposed to VHF electromagnetic radiation

Author

Mouldin, M.K. ; Mouldin, R.B.

fYear

1990

fDate

1-4 Apr 1990

Firstpage

504

Abstract

The teratogenic effects produced on Drosophila melanogaster pupae exposed to 150-MHz electromagnetic (EM) radiation at a level of 1.0 mW/cm² for various durations and at various stages of pupae development are discussed. The experiment comprised two identical sessions, with each session consisting of a total of 12 Drosophila cultures (six cultures per control group and two cultures in each of three different exposure groups). Considering both sessions, with all three exposure groups combined, those Drosophila exposed to the electromagnetic field displayed a teratogenic response at a rate 14.8 times greater than the unexposed control group. The data show that among those pupae exposed to EM radiation, those least exposed had the most and severest defects

Keywords

biological effects of radiation; cellular effects of radiation; 150 MHz; Drosophila Melanogaster; VHF electromagnetic radiation; cell structures; common fruit fly; control group; cultures; exposure groups; nonionising radiation; pupae development; teratogenic effects; ANSI standards; Ambient intelligence; Electromagnetic devices; Electromagnetic heating; Electromagnetic radiation; Energy storage; Fetus; Humans; Radio transmitters; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Southeastcon '90. Proceedings., IEEE

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SECON.1990.117865

Filename

117865