The comet assay is widely used in human biomonitoring to measure DNA damage as a
marker of exposure to genotoxic agents or to investigate genoprotective effects. Studies …

In the last decades, the use of pesticides has grown worldwide. However, there is great
worry about the impact of pesticides on human health, due to their wide distribution and …

Modern agriculture, practiced after the “green revolution” worldwide, aims to maximize
production in order to provide food for the growing world population. Thus, farmers are …

Epidemiological studies for hazardous situations resulting from the risk of environmental
and/or occupational exposure to miscellaneous chemicals present several difficulties …

Exposure to coal mining dust poses a substantial health hazard to individuals due to the
complex mixture of components released during the extraction process. This study aimed to …

En esta revisión se hace el análisis de la situación actual del uso de plaguicidas en América
Latina con énfasis en México. Las intoxicaciones y las muertes causadas por plaguicidas se …

Purpose: To assess the predictive power of the comet assay in the context of occupational
exposure to pesticides. Materials and methods: The recruited subjects completed a …

Biomonitoring of human populations exposed to chemical substances that can act as
potential mutagens or carcinogens, may enable the detection of damage and early disease …

Coal miners are exposed to coal dust, containing mineral particles, inorganic compounds
and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and to ionizing radiation. These factors can induce …

Increasing evidence suggest that occupational exposure to open-cast coal mining residues
like dust particles, heavy metals and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) may cause a …