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Table 2 shows birth and death figures to date for this latter study in which the youngest infants are presently 4 and 5 months of age for the control and microwave groups respectively. Thus, based on these last results, it would not appear that SPS frequency microwaves at power levels of 10 mW/cm2 are lethal to primate offspring chronically exposed pre- and postnatally. TABLE 2 Birth Results and Infant Mortality in Second Study in which Microwave Exposures Occurred Pre and Postnatally References Anne, A. (1963), Scattering and absorption of microwaves of dissipative dielectric objects: the biological significance of hazards to mankind, Doctoral dissertation. University of Philadelphia, PA, NTIS Document No. AD-408997. Bereznitskaya, A.N., and T. Z. Rysina (1973), Embryotropic effects of microwaves . In 0 Biologicheskom Deystvii Elektromagnitnykh Poley Radiochastot, No. 4, edited by Z. V. Gordon, JPRS 63321, 230-236. Chernovetz, M. E., D. R. Justesen, and A. F. Oke (1977), A teratological study of the rat: microwave and infrared radiations compared, Radio Science, 12, 191-197. Heynick, L. N., P. Polson, and A. Karp (1977), A microwave exposure system for primates, Radio Science, 12, 103-110. Michaelson, S. M., R. Guillet, M. A. Catallo, J. Small, G. Inamine, and F. W. Heggeness (1976), Influence of 2450 MHz CW microwaves on rats exposed in utero, J. Microwave Power, 11, 165-166. Rugh, R., and M. McManaway (1976), Are mouse fetuses uniformly sensitive to microwave radiation?, Teratology, 13, 34A-35A. Acknowledgement This research was supported by Contracts 68-02-2248 and 68-02-3210 from the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

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