Document ID (ISN) | 104564 |
CIS number |
06-105 |
ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Year |
2003 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Lebailly P., Devaux A., Pottier D., De Meo M., Andre V., Baldi I., Severin F, Bernaud J., Durand B., Henry-Amar M., Gauduchon P. |
Title |
Urine mutagenicity and lymphocyte DNA damage in fruit growers occupationally exposed to the fungicide captan |
Bibliographic information |
Dec. 2003, Vol.60, No.12, p.910-917. Illus. 39 ref. |
Abstract |
The objective of this study was to determine haematological parameters, urine mutagenicity (on three Salmonella typhimurium strains), and DNA damage (using the comet assay) in mononuclear leucocytes of farmers before and after a one-day spraying period of pear and apple trees with the fungicide captan in usual conditions. A total of 19 farmers were exposed to captan during the 1998 and the 2000 spraying seasons. It was found that one-day spraying periods with captan and other pesticides does not significantly induce DNA damages in mononuclear leucocytes. In contrast, inefficient protective clothing could correlate with an increase in urine mutagenicity. |
Descriptors (primary) |
mutagenic effects; captan; pesticide spraying; orchards; cytogenetic studies; agriculture |
Descriptors (secondary) |
leukocytes; France; blood cytology; mutagenicity tests; urine cytology; exposure evaluation |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | France |
Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Antifertility and prenatal effects Amides Agriculture Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
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