Monitoring of DNA damage in foundry and pottery workers exposed to silica by the alkaline Comet Assay

Basaran N. , Shubair M., Undeger U. , Kars A.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE, vol.43, no.6, pp.602-610, 2003 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/ajim.10222
  • Title of Journal : AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.602-610

Abstract

Background Workers in foundry and pottery are exposed to a mixture of chemicals and silica, which is suspected to cause genetic alterations.