Oxidative DNA Damage from Nanoparticle Exposure and Its Application to Workers' Health: A Literature Review

The use of nanoparticles (NPs) in industry is increasing, bringing with it a number of adverse health effects on workers. Like other chemical carcinogens, NPs can cause cancer via oxidative DNA damage. Of all the molecules vulnerable to oxidative modification by NPs, DNA has received the greatest at...

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Main Authors: Kyung-Taek Rim, Se-Wook Song, Hyeon-Yeong Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-12-01
Series:Safety and Health at Work
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791113000310