Alteration of life span of mice chronically exposed to 2.45 GHz CW microwaves.
Female CD1 mice were exposed from the thirty-fifth day of age for the remainder of their lives to 2.45 GHz, CW-microwave radiation at a power density of 3 or 10 mW/cm2 (SAR = 2.0 or 6.8 W/kg). Exposures took place 1 h/day, 5 day/week in an anechoic chamber at an ambient temperature of 22 degrees C and a relative humidity of 50%. There were 25 animals in each exposure group, and an equal number of controls were concurrently sham exposed. The average life span of animals exposed at 10 mW/cm2 was significantly shorter than that of sham-exposed controls (572 days vs. 706 days; P = .049; truncation > 20%). In contrast, the average lifespan of the animals exposed at 3 mW/cm2 was slightly, but not significantly, longer (738 days) than that of controls (706 days).
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Health Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
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D000818:Animals; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008136:Longevity / Q000528:radiation effects*; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D008872:Microwaves / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000145:classification; D015996:Survival Rate