Evaluation of DNA damage in an Ecuadorian population exposed to glyphosate

AUTOR(ES)

Paz-y-Miño, César, Sánchez, María Eugenia, Arévalo, Melissa, Muñoz, María José, Witte, Tania, De-la-Carrera, Gabriela Oleas, Leone, Paola E.

FONTE

Genetics and Molecular Biology

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007-03

RESUMO

We analyzed the consequences of aerial spraying with glyphosate added to a surfactant solution in the northern part of Ecuador. A total of 24 exposed and 21 unexposed control individuals were investigated using the comet assay. The results showed a higher degree of DNA damage in the exposed group (comet length = 35.5 µm) compared to the control group (comet length = 25.94 µm). These results suggest that in the formulation used during aerial spraying glyphosate had a genotoxic effect on the exposed individuals.

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