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. 2008;32(2):121-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.cdp.2008.05.003. Epub 2008 Jul 18.

Occupational exposure to formaldehyde and biological monitoring of Research Institute workers

Mauro Pala  1 , Donatella Ugolini, Marcello Ceppi, Fabio Rizzo, Lucia Maiorana, Claudia Bolognesi, Tiziana Schilirò, Giorgio Gilli, Paola Bigatti, Roberto Bono, Daniela Vecchio
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Occupational exposure to formaldehyde and biological monitoring of Research Institute workers

Mauro Pala et al. Cancer Detect Prev. 2008.

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to verify the presence of a relationship between formaldehyde exposure in the work environment with biological markers of exposure and of effect.

Methods: Exposure to formaldehyde (FA) of 36 workers in different laboratories of a Cancer Research Institute and biomarkers of exposure, such as formaldehyde human serum albumin conjugate (FA-HSA) and biomarkers of effect, such as chromosome aberration (CA), micronuclei (MN) and sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) were measured in peripheral blood lymphocytes of the same workers.

Results: Individual FA levels of exposure ranged from 4.9 microg/m(3) to 268.7 microg/m(3). Subjects with high FA exposure showed a significant increase of the biomarker of exposure FA-HSA, but biomarkers of effect did not show any significant differences.

Conclusions: A significant relationship was observed between occupational exposure to FA and a biological marker of exposure (FA-HSA). The markers of effect used (CA, MN and SCE) failed to indicate the presence of genetic damage.

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