Analysis of DNA damage among urban female street sweepers expose to vehicular exhaust

• Main Author: Villarino, Annabella Gorospe
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2015
• Subjects: DNA damage; Street cleaners; Women employees; Automobiles—Pollution control devices; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_doctoral/1183
• Institution: De La Salle University

Occupational exposure to vehicular exhaust in Metro Manila, Philippines is a major human health risk concern because of the established DNA damaging potential of some of its components like PAHs. Hence, in this study, peripheral blood leucocytes of 50 urban female street sweepers/exposed subjects an...