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hprt mutant lymphocyte frequencies in workers at a 1,3-butadiene production plant.
1,3-Butadiene is a major industrial chemical that has been shown to be a carcinogen at multiple sites in mice and rats at concentrations as low as 6.25 ppm. Occupational exposures have been reduced in response to these findings, but it may not be possible to determine by using traditional epidemiolo...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1566776/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7698091 |
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author | Ward, J B Ammenheuser, M M Bechtold, W E Whorton, E B Legator, M S |
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description | 1,3-Butadiene is a major industrial chemical that has been shown to be a carcinogen at multiple sites in mice and rats at concentrations as low as 6.25 ppm. Occupational exposures have been reduced in response to these findings, but it may not be possible to determine by using traditional epidemiological methods, whether current exposure levels are adequate for protection of worker health. However, it is possible to evaluate the biological significance of exposure to genotoxic chemicals at the time of exposure by measuring levels of genetic damage in exposed populations. We have conducted a pilot study to evaluate the effects of butadiene exposure on the frequencies of lymphocytes containing mutations at the hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (hprt) locus in workers in a butadiene production plant. At the same time, urine specimens from the same individuals were collected and evaluated for the presence of butadiene-specific metabolites. Eight workers from areas of the plant where the highest exposures to butadiene occur were compared to five workers from plant areas where butadiene exposures were low. In addition, six subjects with no occupational exposure to butadiene were also studied as outside controls. All of the subjects were nonsmokers. An air sampling survey conducted for 6 months, and ending about 3 months before the study, indicated that average butadiene levels in the air of the high-exposure areas were about 3.5 +/- 7.5 ppm. They were 0.03 +/- 0.03 ppm in the low-exposure areas. Peripheral blood lymphocytes from the subjects were assayed using an autoradiographic test for hprt mutations.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) |
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spelling | pubmed-15667762006-09-19 hprt mutant lymphocyte frequencies in workers at a 1,3-butadiene production plant. Ward, J B Ammenheuser, M M Bechtold, W E Whorton, E B Legator, M S Environ Health Perspect Research Article 1,3-Butadiene is a major industrial chemical that has been shown to be a carcinogen at multiple sites in mice and rats at concentrations as low as 6.25 ppm. Occupational exposures have been reduced in response to these findings, but it may not be possible to determine by using traditional epidemiological methods, whether current exposure levels are adequate for protection of worker health. However, it is possible to evaluate the biological significance of exposure to genotoxic chemicals at the time of exposure by measuring levels of genetic damage in exposed populations. We have conducted a pilot study to evaluate the effects of butadiene exposure on the frequencies of lymphocytes containing mutations at the hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (hprt) locus in workers in a butadiene production plant. At the same time, urine specimens from the same individuals were collected and evaluated for the presence of butadiene-specific metabolites. Eight workers from areas of the plant where the highest exposures to butadiene occur were compared to five workers from plant areas where butadiene exposures were low. In addition, six subjects with no occupational exposure to butadiene were also studied as outside controls. All of the subjects were nonsmokers. An air sampling survey conducted for 6 months, and ending about 3 months before the study, indicated that average butadiene levels in the air of the high-exposure areas were about 3.5 +/- 7.5 ppm. They were 0.03 +/- 0.03 ppm in the low-exposure areas. Peripheral blood lymphocytes from the subjects were assayed using an autoradiographic test for hprt mutations.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) 1994-11 /pmc/articles/PMC1566776/ /pubmed/7698091 Text en |
spellingShingle | Research Article Ward, J B Ammenheuser, M M Bechtold, W E Whorton, E B Legator, M S hprt mutant lymphocyte frequencies in workers at a 1,3-butadiene production plant. |
title | hprt mutant lymphocyte frequencies in workers at a 1,3-butadiene production plant. |
title_full | hprt mutant lymphocyte frequencies in workers at a 1,3-butadiene production plant. |
title_fullStr | hprt mutant lymphocyte frequencies in workers at a 1,3-butadiene production plant. |
title_full_unstemmed | hprt mutant lymphocyte frequencies in workers at a 1,3-butadiene production plant. |
title_short | hprt mutant lymphocyte frequencies in workers at a 1,3-butadiene production plant. |
title_sort | hprt mutant lymphocyte frequencies in workers at a 1,3-butadiene production plant. |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1566776/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7698091 |
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