PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - MARIANA CARVALHO ANDRADE
AU  - JEAN NUNES DOS SANTOS
AU  - PATRICIA RAMOS CURY
AU  - ANA CAROLINA CORREA FLYGARE
AU  - SAMUEL RANGEL CLAUDIO
AU  - CELINA TIZUKO FUJIYAMA OSHIMA
AU  - DANIEL ARAKI RIBEIRO
TI  - Cytogenetic Biomonitoring in Buccal Mucosal Cells from Municipal Solid Waste Collectors
DP  - 2017 Feb 01
TA  - Anticancer Research
PG  - 849--852
VI  - 37
IP  - 2
4099  - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/37/2/849.short
4100  - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/37/2/849.full
SO  - Anticancer Res2017 Feb 01; 37
AB  - Waste collectors collect, transport, and process the garbage produced by people living in the city. Nowadays, this activity requires special attention due to the environmental impact of garbage and its potential consequences on human health. The aim of this study was to evaluate potential cytotoxic and mutagenic effects of garbage collection on waste collectors. For this purpose, a total of 47 male waste collectors aged from 24 to 53 years were included in the experimental group. A total of 30 men matched by age were used as the control group. Cytotoxicity and mutagenicity were analyzed by micronucleus test in buccal mucosaI cells. No statistically significant difference (p>0.05) in the frequency of micronuclei was detected in the waste collectors when compared to controls. Nevertheless, higher frequencies of karyolysis and pyknosis (p<0.05) were detected in buccal mucosaI cells from waste collectors when compared to matched controls. Taken together, our results indicate that waste collectors comprise an at-risk group as a result of increased cytotoxicity apparent from buccal mucosa cells.