STUDIES ON HEMATOLOGIC EFFECTS OF LONG-TERM, LOW-DOSE MICROWAVE EXPOSURE

  • 1 January 1977
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 48  (6) , 516-518
Abstract
Hematologic and morphologic investigations were carried out in order to discover changes during and after prolonged exposure to microwave radiation. A 12 cm wavelength CW microwave generator was used as a source of radiation and the mean power density was 5 mW/cm2. The rats were exposed to microwaves for a period of 90 days for 1 h/day. Before, during and after the irradiation period hematologic examinations were carried out. The histological examinations of various organs and tissues of irradiated rats were carried out after the experimental period. No significant difference in any of the observed biological parameters was detected in experimental animals in comparison with controls. It is unlikely that prolonged microwave exposure to low-intensity (around 5 mW/cm2) will cause marked changes in the peripheral blood counts of the irradiated organism.

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