title: Sister chromatid exchanges in workers employed in car-painting workshops.
abstract: Car painting workers are exposed to a number of potentially genotoxic agents. The frequencies of sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) were determined in a group of 22 workers involved in painting repaired cars in small workshops. An occupationally non-exposed age-matched group served as controls. There was a significant difference (P < 0.001) in the mean SCE levels in exposed (7.81 +/- 1.50) and non-exposed (4.92 +/- 0.10) groups. Smoking habit was the other factor most influencing SCE levels. Among both the exposed workers and the controls, smokers had a higher SCE frequency than non-smokers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, Hipodrom, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sardas
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Karakaya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Furtun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000633:toxicity*; D001336:Automobiles; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010150:Paint / Q000633:toxicity*; D012854:Sister Chromatid Exchange; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D012997:Solvents / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D012997:Solvents