Summary
The objective of this paper is to define and document the mechanism of biological tissue - field interaction at power line frequencies. The basic hypothesis is summarized in the following four theses:
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The coupling of the field to the tissue is magnetic not electric.
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There is a twofold mechanism of interaction involving both electrokinetic and conductive processes.
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Among the major requirements of this coupling is that the field be transient in nature; it is the transient current superimposed on the base sinusoidal field that causes all the biological linkage of interest.
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The orientation of the field is quite important as to the type and magnitude of biological interaction resulting from the field exposure.
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Davey, K. (1989). A Theoretical Examination of How and Why Power Line Fields Interact with Biological Tissue. In: Allen, M.J., Cleary, S.F., Hawkridge, F.M. (eds) Charge and Field Effects in Biosystems—2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0557-6_24
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