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Testing Status of Magnetic fields (EMF) M90023

 

CASRN: ELECTROMAG

Synonyms/Common Names

  • Powerline frequencies and electromagnetic fields

Short-Term Toxicity

  • 8 weeks (Whole Body Exposure)  (C89029)  Completed 
    • Rats: F344/N; Mice: B6C3F1
    • Dose: 60 HZ MAGNETIC FIELDS - 20 MG, 2 G, 10 G CONTINUOUS AND 10 G INTERMITTENT; 10/GROUP.
  • 150 days (Whole Body Exposure)  (C89029B)  Completed 
    • Mice: P53 +/- (C57BL/6); Mice: PIM
  • 8 weeks (Whole Body Exposure)  (C89029C)  Completed 
    • TOX-58 (NIH Number: 96-3939)  (Tox Peer Review 06/00/1996A )
      Toxicity, Reproductive, and Developmental Studies of 60-Hz Magnetic Fields Administered by Whole Body Exposure to F344/N Rats, Sprague-Dawley Rats, and B6C3F1 Mice
    • Rats: F344/N; Mice: B6C3F1
    • Dose: 60 HZ MAGNETIC FIELDS - 20 MG, 2 G, 10 G CONTINUOUS AND 10 G INTERMITTENT; 10/GROUP.

Long-Term Carcinogenicity

  • 2 years (Whole Body Exposure)  (C89029)  Completed 
    • TR-488 (NIH Number: 99-3978)  (Peer Review Approval 03/11/1998A )
      Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of 60-Hz Magnetic Fields in F344/N Rats and B6C3F1 Mice (Whole-Body Exposure Studies)
    • Rats: F344/N; Mice: B6C3F1
    • Carcinogenesis Results
      • Male Rats Equivocal Evidence 
      • Female Rats No Evidence 
      • Male Mice No Evidence 
      • Female Mice No Evidence 
    • Dose: 60 HZ MAGNETIC FIELDS - 0 G (control), 0.02 G, 2 G, or 10 G CONTINUOUS AND 10 G INTERMITTENT; 100/GROUP.

Organ Systems Toxicity

  • Continuous Breeding (Legacy) (Whole Body Exposure)  (RACB89029)  Completed 
    • Male and Female Rats: Sprague Dawley
    • Dose: 60 HZ MAGNETIC FIELDS, 20 MG, 2 G, 10 G CONTINUOUS AND 10 G INTERMITTENT.
  • 6 to 19 days Conventional Teratology (Whole Body Exposure)  (TER94001)  Completed 
    • Female Rats: Sprague Dawley
    • Dose: 60 HZ MAGNETIC FIELDS, 20 MG, 2 G, 10 G CONTINUOUS AND 10G INTERMITTENT, 55/GROUP.