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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-7-17
pubmed:abstractText
Painters are exposed to an extensive variety of hazardous substances such as organic solvents, lead-containing pigments and residual plastic monomers. In this particular case, workers used commercially available exterior paints and occasionally gasoline or thinner as solvents. The application or removal of paints was performed without protection (masks or gloves). To determine occupational exposure risk, a monitoring study was designed. Group selection was made after a questionnaire administration, which included questions about lifestyle and medical history to exclude exposure to other potential sources of genotoxics. Smoking and drinking habits were also considered. Blood and buccal cell samples were obtained from 25 public building male painters and from a similar number of age- and gender-matched controls. Lead levels were measured in paint samples and in individuals' blood. Organic solvents and/or its metabolites were also determined in blood. Chromosomal aberrations (CA) and sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) were determined in peripheral blood lymphocyte cultures. Also, the frequency of micronuclei (MN) in buccal cells was investigated. Painters had higher lead levels in blood (p<0.05); CA and SCE in lymphocytes and MN in epithelial cells were also elevated (p<0.05). Cytogenetic damage was significantly associated with occupational exposure time but not with the levels of lead found in blood.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0027-5107
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
467
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
105-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10838197-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:10838197-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10838197-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:10838197-Air Pollutants, pubmed-meshheading:10838197-Alcohol Drinking, pubmed-meshheading:10838197-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10838197-Chromosome Aberrations, pubmed-meshheading:10838197-Data Interpretation, Statistical, pubmed-meshheading:10838197-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10838197-Lead, pubmed-meshheading:10838197-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:10838197-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10838197-Micronuclei, Chromosome-Defective, pubmed-meshheading:10838197-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10838197-Occupational Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:10838197-Occupational Exposure, pubmed-meshheading:10838197-Paint, pubmed-meshheading:10838197-Sister Chromatid Exchange, pubmed-meshheading:10838197-Smoking
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Increased cytogenetic damage in outdoor painters.
pubmed:affiliation
Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "H. Noguchi", Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mexico.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't