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The EMF-induced changes in aqua medium’s properties depend on background ionizing radiation, illumination and temperature

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The effects of extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field (ELF EMF) and ELF-modulated millimeter waves (MMW) on physicochemical properties of physiological solution (PS) at different environmental medium were studied. The existence of frequency “windows” at 4 Hz and 8 Hz frequencies of ELF EMF and ELF-modulated MMW which have different effects on heat fusion period (HFP), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) formation and oxygen (O2) content of water solution and different dependency on temperature, background radiation (BGR) and illumination was shown. The obtained data allow us to suggest that cell bathing medium serving as a target through which the biological effects of ELF EMF and ELF-modulated MMW on cells are realized is extra sensitive to environmental factors. Therefore, the variability of experimental data on EMF biological effects, obtained in different laboratories can be explained by different environmental conditions of experiments, which very often are not considered adequately.

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This work was supported by the Office of Naval Research Global, Research Grant Project No #1592P.

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    Y. R. Mikayelyan, N. S. Baghdasaryan, A. K. Nikoghosyan, S. V. Barseghyan & S. N. Ayrapetyan

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Mikayelyan, Y.R., Baghdasaryan, N.S., Nikoghosyan, A.K. et al. The EMF-induced changes in aqua medium’s properties depend on background ionizing radiation, illumination and temperature. Environmentalist 32, 179–187 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-011-9385-y

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