The examination of the single effects of an electromagnetic exposure
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Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, University of Debrecen, Hungary
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Insitute of pathophysiology, Semmelweis University , Hungary
This work was the first steps of our research recently begun. The aim of our project was to examine the possible effects of electromagnetic (EM) exposure on humans, coming from our environment. We plan to focus on the influence of EM fields on cellular detoxification and neural communication. This paper was written to communicate our first findings with EM exposure on inferior forms of life. It is well known, that the radiation of a plain, domestic microwave oven can generate a serious developmental abnormality between experimental circumstances (Varga A. 2002). We searched and measured the most intensive sources of EM radiation finding in our environment. In vivo and in vitro experimental compositions were created with different output and wavelength, which were similar to the environmental exposure. Foremost, investigations were made on Saccharomyces sp. and on germinating seeds of Sinapis sp. The daylong irradiation with a plain domestic energy saving strip lighting (0,56 kA/m) from the distance of 20 cm caused 69% of cellular death on the culture of Saccharomyces. In the experimental arrangement all disturbing light and heat effects were excluded, therefore the surroungings of the control and EM irradiated samples differed only in the EM radiation. The germination of Sinapis was analysed during a three day long exposure with EM field. The germinative rate fell off constantly in the irradiated groups, finally a twenty-eight percental mortality was found. The negative effects of the EM exposure was more intensive in combination with toxic stress: acidic (HCl), alkaline millieu (NaOH), osmotic stress (ethanol) and cytotoxic agent (chlor-dinitro-benzene). Our findings showed that the common sources of EM exposure in the daily human environment have considerable physiological effects on living organizations, and can decrease the tolerance against toxic effects. Further we wish to investigate the effects of EM radiation on glutathione conjugated detoxificational mechanism as well as the disordering effect of EM exposure on the electric communication of the neurons (completed with human psychological examinations on the cognitive functions such as memory, and creativity).
Conference:
12th Meeting of the Hungarian Neuroscience Society, Budapest, Hungary, 22 Jan - 24 Jan, 2009.
Presentation Type:
Poster Presentation
Topic:
Research on the cerebral cortex and related structures
Citation:
Godo
Z,
Berecz
G and
Revesz
C
(2009). The examination of the single effects of an electromagnetic exposure.
Front. Syst. Neurosci.
Conference Abstract:
12th Meeting of the Hungarian Neuroscience Society.
doi: 10.3389/conf.neuro.01.2009.04.194
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Received:
06 Mar 2009;
Published Online:
06 Mar 2009.
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Correspondence:
Zoltan Godo, Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, godoz@dragon.unideb.hu