Cytogenetic biomonitoring on a group of petroleum refinery workers

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 440-447

  Basso, Emiliano ^a   Cevoli, Chiara ^a   Papacchini, Maddalena ^b   Tranfo, Giovanna ^b   Mansi, Antonella ^b   Testa, Antonella ^a  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^b ISPESL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytogenetic monitoring; Micronucleus; Petroleum refinery; Smoke

Indexed keywords

2 BUTANONE; AMINE; AMMONIA; BICARBONATE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CRYSTAL VIOLET; DIETHANOLAMINE; ETHANOLAMINE; FURFURAL; GLYCOL; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; N ETHYL 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; PETROLEUM; PHENOL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SODIUM CARBONATE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; THIOL;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOKINESIS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; ITALY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; REVIEW; SAFETY;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENZENE; CYTOGENETICS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959864980     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.20641     Document Type: Review

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