Chromosome aberrations in employees from fossil-fueled and nuclear-power plants

A. Léonard; Gh Deknudt; E. D. Léonard; G. Decat

doi:10.1016/0165-1218(84)90045-4

Chromosome aberrations in employees from fossil-fueled and nuclear-power plants

A. Léonard, Gh Deknudt, E. D. Léonard, G. Decat

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Abstract

Chromosome aberrations were scored in 59 persons from fossil-fueled plants, in 89 persons from nuclear-power plants and in 23 controls. A significant increase in acentric chromosome fragments and dicentric chromosomes compared to the control group was observed in both types of workers. Moreover, the number of abnormal cells was significantly greater in workers of conventional plants than in those of nuclear-power plants. When adjusted for loss of lymphocytes according to a half-life of 3 years, this difference was also significant for the number of dicentric chromosomes observed. A significant effect of length of exposure or of frequency of radiological examinations could be discerned only in the group of workers from conventional plants.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	205-212
Number of pages	8
Journal	Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology
Volume	138
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1218(84)90045-4
State	Published - 1984

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Genetics

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