Different working conditions shift the genetic damage levels of pesticide-exposed agriculture workers

In the current study, we had two main purposes. Firstly, we aimed to compare genetic damages in the agricultural workers of two different types of environmental conditions including the greenhouse and open fields. Secondly, we aimed to compare genetic damages in the total agricultural workers as the...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2020-09, Vol.27 (25), p.31750-31759
Main Authors: Çobanoğlu, Hayal, Coşkun, Münevver, Coşkun, Mahmut, Çayır, Akın
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Agrochemicals
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Chromosome aberrations
Damage
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental conditions
Environmental Health
Environmental science
Exposure
Farm buildings
Farmworkers
Greenhouses
Lymphocytes
Occupational exposure
Peripheral blood
Pesticides
Research Article
Statistical analysis
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
Working conditions
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Summary:In the current study, we had two main purposes. Firstly, we aimed to compare genetic damages in the agricultural workers of two different types of environmental conditions including the greenhouse and open fields. Secondly, we aimed to compare genetic damages in the total agricultural workers as the exposed group (greenhouse and open field workers) ( n  = 114) and the non-exposed control group ( n  = 98) living in the same area in Canakkale, Turkey. For these purposes, we investigated the incidence of micronucleus (MN), nucleoplasmic bridges (NPBs), and nuclear buds (NBUDs) in peripheral blood lymphocytes. We observed that the frequencies of MN, NPB, and NBUD obtained for the greenhouse workers were statistically significantly higher than those obtained for the open field workers. When the results of the control group were compared with those of the total workers, there were statistically significant differences in terms of MN and NBUD frequencies. We found that age and MN were correlated at a significant level in both the agricultural workers and the control group. The MN frequency of the female workers was 1.5 times greater than that of the male workers, and it was a significant level in the agricultural workers.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-020-09463-z