| Document ID (ISN) | 41266 |
| CIS number |
84-204 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
1982 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Pasquini R., Monarca S., Scasselati Sforzolini G., Conti R., Fagioli F. |
| Title |
Mutagens in urine of carbon electrode workers |
| Bibliographic information |
1982, Vol.50, No.4, p.387-395. Illus. 42 ref. |
| Abstract |
The presence of mutagen metabolites was determined in the urine of 10 workers exposed to petroleum coke and pitch, and a control group of unexposed workers, using the Salmonella/microsome (Ames) test. Urine samples collected upon waking or on Sundays showed no mutagenic activity in either group; those collected during or after occupational exposure showed high mutagenic activity in the exposed workers (significant difference in the means between the groups). Use of the Ames test could be a useful tool for evaluating health hazards of occupational exposure to mutagenic carcinogenic substances. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
mutagens; carcinogens; pitch; petroleum products; manufacture of electrodes |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
mutagenicity tests; comparative study; exposure tests |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Manufacturing of electrical appliances and equipment
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