ISSN:
1432-1246
Keywords:
Benzene
;
Sister chromatid exchanges
;
Solvent exposure
;
Tetrachloroethylene
;
Trichloroethylene
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The frequencies of sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) were studied in peripheral lymphocytes from four groups of solvent workers, i.e. 36 nonsmoking women exposed to benzene at about 50 ppm on the average, 38 men and women (male smokers and nonsmokers, and female nonsmokers) exposed to trichloroethylene (TRI) at 7 ppm, 27 men and women (both smokers and nonsmokers) with tetrachloroethylene (TETRA) exposure, and 19 workers (both smokers and nonsmokers in men, and nonsmokers in women) exposed to a mixture of TRI (at 8 ppm) and TETRA (at 17 ppm) (TRI + TETRA). The results were compared with the findings in control subjects matched by age, sex, smoking habits and place of residence. No significant increase in SCE frequencies was observed in association with exposure to benzene, TRI, TETRA or TRI + TETRA. The SCE frequency was, however, significantly higher in the TRI-, TETRA-or TRI + TETRA-exposed smoking men than in the concurrent nonsmoking controls of the same sex. Possible synergism between solvent exposure and smoking is discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00383594
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