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The chromatid-type and labile chromosome-type aberrations occurred frequently in the factory-employees control group, probably caused by airborne pollution. Workers producing TECB (1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene) showed a cluster of chromosome aberrations. No appreciable increase was found in the lindane workers; chromatid-type aberrations were moderately increased in workers in the Basudin E and the Safidon 40 WP groups; stable chromosome-type aberrations were observed in the Ditrifon 50 and the Basudin E groups.
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Király, J., Szentesi, I., Ruzicska, M. et al. Chromosome studies in workers producing organophosphate insecticides. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 8, 309–319 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01056247
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