Monitoring genotoxicity among gasoline station attendants and traffic enforcers in the City of Manila using the micronucleus assay with exfoliated epithelial cells

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 156, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 331-341

  Hallare, Arnold V ^a   Gervasio, M K R ^a   Gervasio, P L G ^a   Acacio Claro, P J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Gasoline attendants; Genotoxicity; Manila; Micronucleus; Traffic enforcer

Indexed keywords

CHANGE MECHANISMS; COMMUNITY HEALTH; CONTROL SUBJECT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GASOLINE STATIONS; GENOTOXIC; GENOTOXICITIES; GENOTOXICITY; IN-CONTROL; MANILA; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOTOR VEHICLE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORAL MUCOSA; PUBLIC INSTITUTION; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; STRAND BREAKAGE; TRAFFIC ENFORCER;

CELL MEMBRANES; DAMAGE DETECTION; HEALTH RISKS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

GASOLINE;

GASOLINE;

CELL ORGANELLE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHEEK MUCOSA; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXHAUST GAS; GENETIC RISK; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHILIPPINES; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; SMOKING HABIT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WORKER; WORKING TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; GASOLINE; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHILIPPINES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MANILA; NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 68649088847     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0488-y     Document Type: Article

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