College of Natural Sciences, University of Rzeszów, Pigonia 1, 35-310 Rzeszów, Poland.
Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31342 Kraków, Poland.
Pol J Vet Sci. 2020 Dec;23(4):537-544. doi: 10.24425/pjvs.2020.134703.
The electromagnetic field (EMF) is an environmental factor affecting living organisms. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the effect of an extremely low frequency electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF) on selected chemical components of the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The FTIR method provides information on the chemical structure of compounds through identification and analysis of functional groups. The honeybees were treated with EMF at a frequency of 50 Hz and magnetic induction of 1.6 mT for 2, 6, 12, 24 and 48 hours. Analysis of FTIR spectra showed that EMF exposure longer than 2 hours induced changes in the structure of chemical compounds, especially in the IR region corresponding to DNA, RNA, phospholipids and protein vibrations, compared to control samples (bees not EMF treated). The results confirm the effect of EMF on bees depending on the duration of exposure.
电磁场（EMF）是影响生物的环境因素之一。本研究的目的是利用傅里叶变换红外（FTIR）光谱法证明极低频电磁场（ELF-EMF）对蜜蜂（Apis mellifera L.）的部分化学成分的影响。FTIR 方法通过鉴定和分析官能团，提供有关化合物化学结构的信息。用频率为 50 Hz、磁感应强度为 1.6 mT 的电磁场对蜜蜂进行 2、6、12、24 和 48 小时的处理。FTIR 光谱分析表明，与对照组（未用电磁场处理的蜜蜂）相比，暴露于电磁场超过 2 小时会导致化合物结构发生变化，尤其是在对应 DNA、RNA、磷脂和蛋白质振动的 IR 区域。结果证实，电磁场对蜜蜂的影响取决于暴露时间的长短。
