Genetic damage among children living in agricultural areas in the North of Colombia.

Autor:	Burgos-Núñez S; Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Química, Carrera 6 # 77, 305, Código Postal 230002 Montería, Colombia., Calao-Ramos C; Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Química, Carrera 6 # 77, 305, Código Postal 230002 Montería, Colombia.; Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Bacteriología, Carrera 6 # 77, 305, Código Postal 230002 Montería, Colombia., Hernández SN; Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Química, Carrera 6 # 77, 305, Código Postal 230002 Montería, Colombia., Enamorado-Montes G; Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Química, Carrera 6 # 77, 305, Código Postal 230002 Montería, Colombia., Urango-Cárdenas I; Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Química, Carrera 6 # 77, 305, Código Postal 230002 Montería, Colombia., Navarro-Frómeta A; Universidad Tecnológica Izúcar Matamoros, Departamento de Tecnología Ambiental y Alimentos, Prolongación Reforma 166, Barrio Santiago Mihuacán Código Postal 74420 Izúcar de Matamoros, México., Paternina-Uribe R; Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Química, Carrera 6 # 77, 305, Código Postal 230002 Montería, Colombia.; Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Regencia y Farmacia, Carrera 6 # 77, 305, Código Postal 230002 Montería, Colombia., Marrugo-Negrete JL; Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Química, Carrera 6 # 77, 305, Código Postal 230002 Montería, Colombia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias [An Acad Bras Cienc] 2024 Apr 22; Vol. 96 (1), pp. e20221111. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 22 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.1590/0001-3765202420221111
Abstrakt:	In recent years, the use of pesticides has increased considerably for pest control and to improve agricultural production. The rural areas of several municipalities of department of Cordoba, north of Colombia, are highly dependent on agriculture. In this study, a questionnaire and field observations about pesticide use and genotoxic damage through the comet assay in peripheral blood lymphocytes of children who live near crop fields was evaluated. Damage Index for Comet Assay (DICA) of five children populations exposed to pesticides (mean of 94.73±53.95 for the municipality of Monteria, the higher damage in this study) were significantly Higher than control children population (mean of 7.56±7.39). Results showed the damage index in children exposed group was higher than in the control group. An inadequate management of pesticides, as well as incorrect disposal of toxic wastes was observed in the study zone.
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