ArticleInternational journal of occupational and environmental health
Bio-monitoring of DNA damage in matchstick industry workers from Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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- Environmental impacts, water footprint and cumulative energy demand of match industry in Pakistan.PloS one · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundSafety protocols are usually neglected in most of the matchstick industries rendering the laborer prone to various occupational hazards.
objectiveThe present study highlights DNA damage among matchstick factory workers (n = 92) against a control group (n = 48) of healthy individuals.
methodsGenotoxicity was measured in peripheral blood lymphocytes of the test subjects using a Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis assay (SCGE/comet assay).
resultsOur results substantiate a high Total Comet Score (TCS) for factory workers (74.5 ± 47.0) when compared to the control group (53.0 ± 25.0) (P ≤ 0.001). Age and duration of occupational exposure had no significant effect (P > 0.05) on TCS value. As for job function, the TCS value was greatest in sweepers (91.0 ± 56.1) and lowest in box-making operators (26.0 ± 25.0) indicating that waste disposal poses the higher risk of DNA damage.
conclusionsOur study corroborates that matchstick chemicals can potentially damage the DNA of exposed subjects.
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