Clinical, cytogenetic and toxicological studies in rural workers exposed to pesticides in Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil Estudos clínicos, citogenéticos e toxicológicos em trabalhadores rurais expostos a pesticidas em Botucatu, São Paulo, Brasil

• Main Authors: Salete Marcia Bréga (Author), Igor Vassilieff (Author), Alaor Almeida (Author), Amauri Mercadante (Author), Denise Bissacot (Author), Paulo R. Cury (Author), Dertia V. Freire-Maia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pesticides can cause gene mutations and chromosomal aberrations in exposed individuals. We have investigated 24 workers exposed to pesticides. Clinical examinations and cytogenetic and toxicological tests were performed. Ten non-exposed individuals were used as controls. Toxicological dosages of cop...