Naslov
Presence of Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) in Croatia and Evaluation of its Genotoxicity

Autori
Gajski, Goran ; Gerić, Marko ; Ravlić, Sanda ; Capuder, Željka ; Garaj-Vrhovac, Vera

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Insecticides - Pest Engineering

Urednik/ci
Farzana Perveen

Izdavač
IntechOpen

Grad
Rijeka

Godina
2012

Raspon stranica
117-150

ISBN
978-953-307-895-3

Ključne riječi
Pesticides ; Genotoxcity ; Occurrence ; Comet assay ; Micronucleus test

Sažetak
The DDT was one of the most commonly used pesticide in mid 20th century and even though its use is banned it is detectible in water, soil, fish, meat and milk products. Using comet assay and micronucleus test we have managed to detect genotoxic properties of this pesticide on human peripheral blood lymphocytes. Results obtained in this research indicate the need for further environmental and food monitoring, and cytogenetic research using sensitive methods in detection of primary genome damage after exposure to DDT to establish the impact of such chemicals on human genome and health.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemija, Biologija, Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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