Genotoxic Biomonitoring in Children Living near the El Fraile Mine Tailings in Northern Guerrero State, Mexico

Genotoxic Biomonitoring in Children Living near the El Fraile Mine Tailings in Northern Guerrero State, Mexico

A genotoxic study was conducted with 101 elementary school children (56 girls and 45 boys) in the 6–7, 8–9, and 10–12 age ranges from El Fraile rural community, which is located beside the El Fraile mine tailings in Taxco of Alarcon City, in northern Guerrero State, Mexico. For this, we used the alk...

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Main Authors: María Elena Calderon-Segura, Alejandro Ramírez-Guzmán, Oscar Talavera-Mendoza, Yolanda Carbajal-López, María del Carmen Martínez-Valenzuela, Martha Elena Mora-Herrera, Liliana Salinas-Alcántara, Patricia Hurtado-Brito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Toxics
Subjects:
DNA damage
exfoliated buccal mucosa cells
urinary 8-OHdG adduct
children
El Fraile Taxco mine tailings
México
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/11/674

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