Winter Air Pollution and Genotoxic Effects in Children Living in a Highly Polluted Urban Area

Winter Air Pollution and Genotoxic Effects in Children Living in a Highly Polluted Urban Area

Air pollutants, especially PM, have been found to determine various effects on human health, including genotoxic effects. The aim of this study was to assess DNA damage with micronuclei (MN) and comet tests on buccal cells of 6–8 years old children living in an area with high air pollution. Both tes...

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Main Authors: Claudia Zani, Elisabetta Ceretti, Donatella Feretti, Milena Villarini, Massimo Moretti, Marco Verani, Antonella De Donno, Sara Bonetta, Annamaria Buschini, Alberto Bonetti, Silvia Bonizzoni, Umberto Gelatti, on behalf of the MAPEC-LIFE Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Atmosphere
Subjects:
air pollution
children
early biological effects
micronuclei
DNA damage
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/9/1191

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