| Title: | Biomonitoring study of a group of workers potentially exposed to traffic fumes |
| Author(s): | Parry EM; Ballantine JA; Ellard S; Evans WE; Jones C; Kilic N; Lewis RI; |
| Address: | "School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales Swansea, United Kingdom" |
| DOI: | 10.1002/(sici)1098-2280(1997)30:2<119::aid-em4>3.0.co;2-i |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0893-6692 (Print) 0893-6692 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "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" |
| Keywords: | Adult Age Factors Alcohol Drinking Benzene/toxicity Carboxyhemoglobin/analysis Environmental Monitoring/*methods Health Status Humans Lead/blood Lymphocytes/drug effects Male *Micronucleus Tests Middle Aged *Occupational Exposure Smoking Vehicle Emissions; |
| Notes: | "MedlineParry, E M Ballantine, J A Ellard, S Evans, W E Jones, C Kilic, N Lewis, R I eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 1997/01/01 Environ Mol Mutagen. 1997; 30(2):119-30. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2280(1997)30:2<119::aid-em4>3.0.co; 2-i" |
