Occupational Genotoxicity in Building Construction Worker Exposed to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon in and around Coimbatore

Saranya Ramalingam Singaravelu

Department of Biotechnology, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India

Dr. Saranya Ramalingam Singaravelu, Department of Biotechnology, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.

Keywords: Micronucleus Test; Occupational Exposure; Exfoliated Cells; Biological Monitoring in Building Construction

Abstract

Background
The present study was to evaluate the chewers has the morphological and pathological changes among the chewers.
Methods
We analyzed the cytomorphological and the genotoxicity has been seen in chewers of exposed groups in building workers 30 building construction workers and number of age and sex matched controls. For each individual, 2000 exfoliated buccal cells were analyzed.
Results
The results observed in the present study were, a clear proportional increase in CD was shown in those aged 25-45, a decrease in ND chewers users and a steady increase in N/C ratio from control individuals to chewers users

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