Biomonitoring a human population inhabiting nearby a deactivated uranium mine

Highlights ► Human population environmentally exposed to uranium mining wastes. ► Significantly higher levels of manganese and uranium in peripheral blood samples. ► Significant DNA damages detected by the comet assay. ► Significant decrease of NK and T lymphocytes counts in exposed individuals. ► C...

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Published in:Toxicology (Amsterdam) 2013-03, Vol.305, p.89-98
Main Authors: Lourenço, J, Pereira, R, Pinto, F, Caetano, T, Silva, A, Carvalheiro, T, Guimarães, A, Gonçalves, F, Paiva, A, Mendo, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Blood
C-Reactive Protein - metabolism
Cell Count
Comet Assay
Counting
Damage
Dendritic Cells - immunology
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
DNA Breaks - drug effects
DNA Damage
Emergency
Environmental Exposure
Environmental Monitoring
Female
flow cytometry
Genotoxicity
hematopoiesis
human population
Humans
Immunity - radiation effects
Immunity, Cellular - radiation effects
Immunotoxicity
Industrial Waste - adverse effects
Inflammation - epidemiology
Inflammation - pathology
Inhabitants
Ionizing radiation
Leukocyte Count
Leukocytes - immunology
Leukocytes - radiation effects
Lymphocyte Count
Male
manganese
Metals
Middle Aged
Mining
Phenotype
Radioactive Pollutants - adverse effects
Radioactive Pollutants - analysis
radionuclides
risk
T-lymphocytes
toxicology
Trace Elements - analysis
Trace Elements - blood
Uranium
Uranium - adverse effects
Uranium wastes
Villages
volunteers
Young Adult
zinc
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Summary:Highlights ► Human population environmentally exposed to uranium mining wastes. ► Significantly higher levels of manganese and uranium in peripheral blood samples. ► Significant DNA damages detected by the comet assay. ► Significant decrease of NK and T lymphocytes counts in exposed individuals. ► Concerns on the risks of human populations living nearby uranium mining areas.
ISSN:0300-483X
1879-3185
DOI:10.1016/j.tox.2013.01.011