Ladeira, CarinaViegas, SusanaNunes, CarlaMalta-Vacas, JoanaGomes, MárioMendonça, PaulaPrista, JoãoGomes, Manuel C.Brito, Miguel2011-11-282011-11-282010-09Ladeira C, Viegas S, Nunes C, Malta-Vacas J, Gomes M, Mendonça P, Prista J, Gomes MC, Brito M. Occupational exposure to formaldehyde: effects of years of exposure in the frequency of micronucleus. In 8th International Symposium on Biological Monitoring in Occupational and Environmental Health, Finland, 6th September 2010. Oral presentation.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/665Formaldehyde: an important industrial compound used in the manufacture of synthetic resins and chemical compounds such as lubricants and adhesives; also applied as a disinfectant, preservative and in cosmetics productions; relevant workplace exposure to FA also occurs in anatomy, pathology and in mortuaries; classified by IARC as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), based on sufficient evidence in humans and experimental animals; manifold in vitro studies indicated that FA can induce genotoxic effects in proliferating cultured mammalian cells. Aim of the study: to evaluate if years of exposure induced a genotoxic biomarkers increase, namely MN in lymphocytes and buccal cells, in workers occupationally exposed to FA (factory and pathology anatomy laboratory).engAnatomia patológicaSaúde ocupacionalFormaldeídoFactor de riscoconference object