Open AccessSingle-strand breaks in deoxyribonucleic acid in fire fighters accidentally exposed to o-nitroanisole and other chemicals
Author(s) -
JG Hengstler,
Juergen Fuchs,
Ulrich BolmAudorff,
Sharon A. Meyer,
Franz Oesch
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.6
Subject(s) - fire fighter , dna , toxicology , chemistry , forensic engineering , biology , engineering , medicine , biochemistry , environmental health
The aim of the study was to detect single-strand breaks in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in mononuclear blood cells of fire fighters exposed to o-nitroanisole and other substances released into the environment during an accident in a chemical plant.