Results: 5

Neuropsychological effects among workers exposed to organic solvents

Salud pública Méx; 61 (5), 2019
Abstract: Objective: To assess neuropsychological performance among workers at a paint factory in Mexico City. Materials and methods: During 2004 and 2005 we assessed the neuropsychological performance of 208 workers who were exposed to organic solvents at a paint factory, mainly toluene and xylene. We...

Evaluación del daño oxidativo y por metilación del ADN de pintores expuestos ocupacionalmente a solventes orgánicos y pintura

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (3), 2019
Resumen Introducción. La exposición a solventes orgánicos y pinturas se ha asociado con efectos genotóxicos y mayor riesgo de neoplasias. Sin embargo, aún no se ha caracterizado bien el tipo de daño que esta exposición induce en el ADN humano, ni los mecanismos por los cuales se genera. Uno de lo...

Imposex in Stramonita haemastoma from coastal sites of Cartagena, Colombia

Braz. j. biol; 78 (3), 2018
Abstract Imposex is the development of male sexual characteristics caused by the toxic effects of some chemicals that acts as an endocrinal disruptor. Antifouling paints contain these chemicals. Cartagena lacks studies to indicate the extent of imposex in its coastal waters. The aim of this study was to ...

Assessment of tributyltin contamination based on imposex in Stramonita rustica (Mollusca: Gastropoda) along southern Bahia coast, northeastern Brazil

Braz. j. biol; 77 (1), 2017
Abstract This study investigated the effects of tributyltin (TBT) on the morphology of the genital system of the gastropod Stramonita rustica in southern Bahia, Brazil. For this, 330 specimens were collected during the summer of 2014 at eight sampling points to ascertain whether male sex organs had devel...

Avaliaçäo da exposiçäo ocupacional a solventes e a material particulado em procedimentos de repintura automotiva

Foi avaliada a exposiçäo profissional a solventes e a material particulado, através de amostragem pessoal, de 26 pintores ocupados em oficinas de repintura automotiva. Simultaneamente, foram coletadas amostras de urina pré e pós-exposiçäo dos pintores, para determinaçäo das concentraçöes de cr...