Low frequency vibrations induce malformations in two aquatic species in a frequency-, waveform-, and direction-specific manner.

ABSTRACT: Environmental toxicants such as industrial wastes, air particulates from machinery and transportation vehicles, and pesticide run-offs, as well as many chemicals, have been widely studied for their effects on human and wildlife populations. Yet other potentially harmful environmental pollutants such as electromagnetic pulses, noise and vibrations have remained incompletely understood. Because developing embryos undergo complex morphological changes that can be affected detrimentally by alterations in physical forces, they may be particularly susceptible to exposure to these types of pollutants. We investigated the effects of low frequency vibrations on early embryonic development of two aquatic species, Xenopus laevis (frogs) and Danio rerio (zebrafish), specifically focusing on the effect

SUBMITTER: Vandenberg LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3519728 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature