Genetic damage among children living in agricultural areas in the North of Colombia.
An Acad Bras Cienc
; 96(1): e20221111, 2024.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38808810
ABSTRACT
In recent years, the use of pesticides has increased considerably for pest control and to improve agricultural production. The rural areas of several municipalities of department of Cordoba, north of Colombia, are highly dependent on agriculture. In this study, a questionnaire and field observations about pesticide use and genotoxic damage through the comet assay in peripheral blood lymphocytes of children who live near crop fields was evaluated. Damage Index for Comet Assay (DICA) of five children populations exposed to pesticides (mean of 94.73±53.95 for the municipality of Monteria, the higher damage in this study) were significantly Higher than control children population (mean of 7.56±7.39). Results showed the damage index in children exposed group was higher than in the control group. An inadequate management of pesticides, as well as incorrect disposal of toxic wastes was observed in the study zone.
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Coleções:
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Praguicidas
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Dano ao DNA
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Ensaio Cometa
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Agricultura
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Exposição Ambiental
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Colombia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
An Acad Bras Cienc
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Colômbia
País de publicação:
Brasil