title: Sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) in lymphocytes of persons working at Shlobin (USSR), 150 km north of Chernobyl.
abstract: Workers at a building plot in Shlobin (USSR), 150 km north of Chernobyl, were examined for the occurrence of spontaneous and mitomycin C induced SCEs in peripheral lymphocytes. Personnel being present during and after the Chernobyl accident exhibited a decreased number of inducible SCEs compared with test-persons starting work at Shlobin by 1st of June, 1986. Since effective dose equivalents were rather low (about 2 m Sv till the end of August 1986), induced SCEs proved to be a very sensitive test for the demonstration of low dose exposure.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biology, Research Centre Seibersdorf, Austria.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tuschl
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kovac
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011847:Radioactive Fallout / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012854:Sister Chromatid Exchange / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014455:Ukraine
chemical_list: D011847:Radioactive Fallout