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Acute effects of electromagnetic pulses (EMP) on fish
Author(s) -
Nemeth D.J.,
Hocutt C. H.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0426.1990.tb00502.x
Subject(s) - electromagnetic pulse , biology , bay , fish <actinopterygii> , chesapeake bay , electromagnetic field , pulse (music) , fishery , navy , estuary , oceanography , physics , optics , law , geology , quantum mechanics , detector , political science
Summary Six estuarine fish species common to Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia, USA were exposed to electromagnetic pulses (EMP) of 100‐kv/m airfield strength at a risetime of ca. 10 nanoseconds per pulse. EMP was derived from a 2‐stage Marx generator. Results infer that acute mortality will not occur in fishes swimming near the surface at distances>50 m from a U.S. Navy electromagnetic pulse radiation environmental simulator for ships (EMPRESS II) being field tested off the USA coastline.