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Evaluation of the genetic damage to workers in a Greek shipyard
Authors:Dimitrios KOUTSOUMPLIAS  Artemis DAMATI  Efthymios THANASIAS  Dimitris VLASTOS  George HALKOS  Demetrios MATTHOPOULOS  Vasilios MAKROPOULOS
Affiliation:1.Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Management, University of Patras, Greece;2.Department of Occupational and Industrial Hygiene, National School of Public Health, Greece;3.Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Patras, Greece;4.Department of Economics, University of Thessaly, Greece
Abstract:Shipyards are industrial areas where workers are likely exposed to environmental pollutants such as welding fumes, fine organic solvent and dye dust, that render the occupational environment a high risk one. Assessing the risk that workers are exposed to is a high critical factor in improving their working conditions. The present study aims to investigate the potential genetic damage to workers exposed to a harsh environment in a Greek shipyard. It is focused on assessing the percentage of induced micronuclei, as well as on changes in the various cell types of shipyard workers’ oral mucosa epithelium by implementing the buccal micronucleus cytome assay. Exposed workers appeared with statistically significant induced micronuclei as compared to office employees. Statistically, significant cell lesions were detected and are related to workers’ exposure to environmental conditions. The workers’ smoking habit contributed as well to the observed buccal epithelial cell alterations. The observed data signify the high-risk workers are exposed; resulting in the shipyard’s management the need to implement measures improving the working environment conditions and to reevaluate the workers’ personal protective equipment requirements.
Keywords:Occupational exposure   Buccal micronucleus assay   Welding fumes   Organic solvents   Dye dust   Smoking habit   Micronuclei induction
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