Cytogenetic monitoring of farmers exposed to pesticides in Colombia

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1996, Pages 535-538

  Hoyos, Luz Stella ^a   Carvajal, Silvio ^a   Solano, Lila ^a   Rodriguez, Janet ^a   Orozco, Lourdes ^a   López, Yanneth ^a   Au, William W ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL CAUCA   (Colombia)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberrations; Colombian farmers; Pesticide exposure; Sister chromatid exchanges

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CHROMATID; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; METAPHASE; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

EID: 0029948135     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.96104s3535     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (11)

1. IARC. Occupational exposure to pesticides. In: IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. Vol 53: Occupational Exposures to Insecticide Application and some Pesticides. Lyon:International Agency for Research on Cancer, 1991;80-85.
2. Kourakis A, Mouratidou M, Kokkinos G, Barbouti A, Kotsis A, Mourelatos D, Dozi-Vassiliades J. Frequencies of chromosomal aberrations in pesticide sprayers working in plastic green houses. Mutat Res 279:145-148 (1992).
3. Imamura T, Talcott RE. Mutagenic and alkylating activities of organophosphate impurities of commercial malathion. Mutat Res 155:1-6 (1985).
4. Vargas A, Vallejo MC. Residuos de insecticidas organoclorados en leche humana y de vaca en Colombia. Boletín Oficina Sanit Panam 108(Marzo):3 (1990).
5. Restrepo M, Muñoz N, Day N, Parra JE, Hernandez C, Blettner M, Giraldo A. Birth defects among children born to a population occupationally exposed to pesticides in Colombia. Scand J Work Environ Health 16:239-246 (1990).
6. IARC. IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. Supplement 7: Overall evaluations of carcinogenicity: an updating of IARC Monographs Volumes 1 to 42. Lyon:International Agency for Research on Cancer, 1987.
7. Au WW, Lane RG, Legator MS, Whorton EB, Wilkinson GS, Gabehart GJ. Biomarker monitoring of a population residing near uranium mining activities. Environ Health Perspect 103:466-470 (1995).
8. Heo M-Y, Lee SJ, Kwon CH, Kim SW, Sohn DH, Au WW. Anticlastogenic effects of galangin against bleomycin-induced chromosomal aberrations in mouse spleen lymphocytes. Mutat Res 311:225-229 (1994).
9. Rupa DS, Hasegawa L, Eastmond DA. Detection of chromosomal breakage in the Icen-1q12 region of interphase human lymphocytes using multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization with tandem DNA probes. Cancer Res 55:640-645 (1995).
10. Au WW. Abnormal chromosome repair and risk of developing cancer. Environ Health Perspect 101(Suppl 3):303-308 (1993).
11. Au WW, Wilkinson GS, Tyring SK, Legator MS, El Zein R, Hallberg L, Heo MY. Monitoring populations for DNA repair deficiency and for cancer susceptibility. Environ Health Perspect 104(Suppl 3):579-584 (1996).