Este estudo foi financiado pela ANEEL – Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica. Colaboradores: I. M. e M. H. realizaram a busca bibliográfica e revisão da literatura, escreveram e revisaram o manuscrito. N. G. coordenou o trabalho e revisou o manuscrito. Correspondência: Izabel Marcilio. Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo. Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455 São Paulo, SP CEP 01246-903. E-mail: ...

This study was aimed to observe that extremely low frequency magnetic field (ELF-MF) may be relevant to changes of major neurotransmitters in rat brain. After the exposure to ELF-MF (60 Hz, 2.0 mT) for 2 or 5 days, we measured the levels of biogenic amines and their metabolites, amino acid neurotransmitters and nitric oxide (NO) in the cortex, striatum, thalamus, cerebellum and hippocampus. The...

We describe a method for retrieving sequences with one or two point mutations of a given target sequence, which are present in a DNA population at a frequency of 1 in 466 x 10(3) and 1 in 28 x 10(3) molecules, respectively. By stringent hybridization to a stable, chemically immobilized probe, a large excess of unrelated fragments is removed, and the bound sequences are dissociated and amplified...

In 1993, The AIHA Board of Directors adopted a position statement on human exposure to extremely low frequency fields. Since that time, members of the AIHA’s Nonionizing Radiation Committee have closely followed developments in this area including publication of significant studies of potential health effects and reports of expert panels. Based upon this information, the Nonionizing Radiation C...

OBJECTIVE To compare occupational exposure to extremely-low-frequency magnetic field (ELF-MF) between dentists practicing in dental clinics and those employed in hospitals. METHODS Thirty-two dentists who worked at clinics (n=15) and 33 dentists employed at hospital dental departments (n=7) voluntarily provided their informed consent to participate in this measurement study. The study dentist...

Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) electromagnetic signals are of great interest in a variety of applications, including the transmission of communication signals over long distances in seawater and below the Earth’s surface, deep geophysical sounding, and the study of electrical atmospheric phenomena known as sferics. In subsurface signaling applications, wireless electromagnetic methods generally ...

The extremely low frequency (ELF) radiation from various laptops and monitors model was investigated using a cell sensor manufactured by Action Electronic, USA that is optimized to measure radiofrequency and extremely low frequency radiation. The ELF measured vary between 0.05 and 2.5 mG for all the laptops/monitors studied however, Hp Pavilion dv6000 laptop was considered to emit highest ELF i...

This study was initiated to determine and compare daily occupational exposure (OE) and non-occupational exposure (NOE) of three employee groups of teachers, maintenance workers and secretarial staff in a Canadian school district. The time-weighted average (TWA) individual OE for subjects ranged from 0.4-3.8 milligauss (mG), and the TWA NOE ranged from 0.2-7.1 mG. TWA OE and NOE were 1.2 mG and ...

This paper reviews the epidemiologic evidence that low frequency electromagnetic fields generated by alternating current may be a cause of cancer. Studies examining residential exposures of children and adults and studies of electrical and electronics workers are reviewed. Using conventional epidemiologic criteria for inferring causal associations, including strength and consistency of the rela...

INTRODUCTION The association between exposure to extremely low-frequency electric and magnetic fields (ELF) and childhood leukemia has led to the classification of magnetic fields by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a "possible human carcinogen." This association is regarded as the critical effect in risk assessment. Creating effective policy in light of widespread exposure an...