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Cladophora glomerata (L.) Kz. was grown in Jaworski's algal culture medium and exposed to a fluctuating electromagnetic field which induced development of dark colouration, increased density and brittleness. After 4 weeks exposure, algae were unable to grow when transferred to unexposed culture medium. In addition, algal growth in culture medium exposed to a fluctuating magnetic field before the algae were introduced, was inhibited significantly compared with an appropriate control after 4 days, indicating a transfer of effect from the brief exposure to a magnetic field of less than 1 second to the 4-day period when growth was active.
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Newman, J.R., Watson, R.C. Preliminary observations on the control of algal growth by magnetic treatment of water . Hydrobiologia 415, 319–322 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003841721176
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