Susceptibility to DNA damage in workers occupationally exposed to pesticides, to tannery chemicals and to coal dust during mining

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2012, Pages 1060-1068

  Kvitko, Katia ^a   Bandinelli, Eliane ^a   Henriques, João A P ^a   Heuser, Vanina D ^a   Rohr, Paula ^a   da Silva, Fernanda R ^a   Schneider, Naye Balzan ^a,b   Fernandes, Simone ^a   Ancines, Camile ^a   da Silva, Juliana ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coal dust; Comet assay; Micronucleus test; Occupational exposure; Pesticide

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COAL MINING; DNA DAMAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MINER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84872482310     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572012000600022     Document Type: Article

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