title: Absence of mutagenic response to radiation from a video display terminal.
abstract: The standard Ames Salmonella test (TA 100) was used to detect the mutagenicity of radiation from a video display terminal. The Ames test is a sensitive assay that detects the ability of a chemical to damage deoxyribonucleic acid. It has also been employed to detect the mutagenicity of electromagnetic radiation. An extremely short distance (62 mm) from a video display terminal and an extremely high electrostatic field strength (250 kv/m) was employed. No mutagenic response was found in this test system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lindelöf
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Langlet
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Victorin
mesh_terms: D003199:Computer Systems; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009152:Mutagenicity Tests; D011830:Radiation Effects; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000528:radiation effects