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Effects of negatively charged aerosol on blood and cerebrospinal fluid parameters in rats

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Adult male rats were exposed for 90 to 140 minutes to negatively charged tapwater aerosol. Blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples were collected to determine effects of the exposure on selected hematologic and serum chemistry parameters, and ionized calcium and pH in cerebrospinal fluid. Of the 27 variables assayed, 24 yielded sufficient data for statistical analysis. Two parameters, serum alkaline phosphatase and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, were significantly different (p<0.05) from control values, probably representing chance occurrences. It appears that whatever biological effects may be exerted by electro-aerosols, they are not mediated by the parameters investigated in this study.

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Wehner, A.P., Ragan, H.A., Jaffe, R.A. et al. Effects of negatively charged aerosol on blood and cerebrospinal fluid parameters in rats. Int J Biometeorol 27, 259–269 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02184241

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