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Biomonitoring study of a group of workers potentially exposed to traffic fumes
Author(s) -
Parry Elizabeth M.,
Ballantine James A.,
Ellard Sian,
Evans W. Emrys,
Jones Colette,
Kilic Naciye,
Lewis Rupert I.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
environmental and molecular mutagenesis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1098-2280
pISSN - 0893-6692
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2280(1997)30:2<119::aid-em4>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - biomonitoring , micronucleus test , micronucleus , environmental health , occupational exposure , toxicology , hazardous waste , pollutant , environmental chemistry , hazardous air pollutants , exposure assessment , harm , air pollutants , significant difference , biology , medicine , chemistry , toxicity , air pollution , psychology , ecology , social psychology
Risk assessment of environmental pollutants is concerned with the identification of compounds in the environment that might be hazardous to human health: measuring exposure levels, measuring cellular damage and then estimating the probability of harm occurring. The feasibility of such a comprehensive approach has been explored in this study of two groups of workers, one of which may be occupationally exposed to exhaust fumes. No statistically significant difference in cellular damage, as measured by the lymphocyte micronucleus assay, was found between these two groups of workers, although clear differences in exposure levels to volatile organic compounds were detected. A number of other factors identified in the study did show clear effects on micronucleus frequency. Environ. Mol. Mutagen. 30:119–130, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.