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Vargas VMF, da Silva Júnior FMR, Silva Pereira TD, Silva CSD, Coronas MV. A comprehensive overview of genotoxicity and mutagenicity associated with outdoor air pollution exposure in Brazil. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART B, CRITICAL REVIEWS 2023; 26:172-199. [PMID: 36775848 DOI: 10.1080/10937404.2023.2175092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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This review examined the mutagenicity and genotoxicity associated with exposure to outdoor air pollutants in Brazil. A search was performed on the Web of Science database using a combination of keywords that resulted in 134 articles. After applying exclusion criteria, a total of 75 articles were obtained. The articles were classified into three categories: (1) studies with plants and animals, (2) in vitro studies, and (3) human biomonitoring. The investigations were conducted in 11 of 27 Brazilian states with the highest prevalence in the southeast and south regions. Only 5 investigations focused on the effects of burning biomass on the quality of outdoor air. Plants, especially Tradescantia pallida, were the main air pollution biomonitoring tool. When available, a significant association between levels of air pollutants and genetic damage was described. Among the in vitro studies, Salmonella/microsome is the most used test to evaluate mutagenesis of outdoor air in Brazil (n = 26). Human biomonitoring studies were the least frequent category (n = 18). Most of the investigations utilized micronucleus bioassay, in oral mucosa cells (n = 15) and lymphocytes (n = 5), and the comet assay (n = 6). The analysis in this study points to the existence of gaps in genotoxicity studies and our findings indicate that future studies need to address the variety of potential sources of pollution existing in Brazil. In addition to extent of the impacts, consideration should be given to the enormous Brazilian biodiversity, as well as the determination of the role of socioeconomic inequality of the population in the observed outcomes.
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- Vera Maria Ferrão Vargas
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Av. Bento Gonçalves, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Aquicultura de Peixes Ornamentais do Xingu, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Altamira, PA, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Av. Bento Gonçalves, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciênciae Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS), Canoas, RS, Brazil
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- Coordenaç'ão Acad"êmica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Cachoeira do Sul, RS, Brazil
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Lemos AT, Lemos CTD, Coronas MV, Rocha JRD, Vargas VMF. Integrated study of genotoxicity biomarkers in schoolchildren and inhalable particles in areas under petrochemical influence. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 188:109443. [PMID: 32574849 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate genotoxicity effects of inhalable particulate matter from areas influenced by a petrochemical complex on exposed children population. Peripheral blood and buccal mucosa exfoliated cells were collected from 54 children (5-12 years) at two public schools, 2.5 Km (Site NW) and 35 km (Site NWII) from the main industrial emission source. These areas lie in the first wind direction from a petrochemical complex. Blood samples were used to Comet Assay (CA) evaluating the tail intensity and to the cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytome assay (CBMN-cyt), assessing the frequency of micronucleus (MN), nuclear buds (NBUDs) and nucleoplasmic bridges (NPBs). Buccal micronucleus cytome assay (BMCyt) was used to detect MN and nuclear abnormalities. Mutagenicity of particulate matter (PM) organic extracts from these two sites, besides from one in the second wind direction (NE) was evaluated by Salmonella/microsome assay, microsuspension method, strains TA98, YG1021 and YG1024 with and without metabolic activation (S9). The site closest to the petrochemical complex (NW) presented worse air quality, evidenced by greater PM mutagenicity and more toxic PAHs profile (ΣTEQ). Also, Tail intensity was significantly higher at this site (10.65 ± 0.78) compared to site NWII (6.73 ± 0.92). MN frequencies in CBMN-cyt did not differ among groups, but was significantly higher than an external reference site. NBUDs were significantly higher at site NWII. BMCyt showed no difference among the groups for MNs and NBUDs. Site NWII showed higher frequencies of karyorrhexis and karyolysis. All samples, even within the PM limits, presented genotoxic potential. Results showed that the children are exposed to a mixture of contaminants from different sources, and that the proximity of the petrochemical industry gives a cause of concern. Actions must be taken to identify and reduce emissions and hazardous effects, since air quality standards are not enough to ensure the exposed population health.
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- Andréia Torres Lemos
- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Ecologia, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, CEP 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Departamento de Pesquisas e Análises Laboratoriais, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luís Roessler (FEPAM), Rua Aurélio Porto, 37, Partenon, CEP 90620-090, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Pesquisas e Análises Laboratoriais, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luís Roessler (FEPAM), Rua Aurélio Porto, 37, Partenon, CEP 90620-090, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Pesquisas e Análises Laboratoriais, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luís Roessler (FEPAM), Rua Aurélio Porto, 37, Partenon, CEP 90620-090, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Pesquisas e Análises Laboratoriais, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luís Roessler (FEPAM), Rua Aurélio Porto, 37, Partenon, CEP 90620-090, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Ecologia, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, CEP 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Departamento de Pesquisas e Análises Laboratoriais, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luís Roessler (FEPAM), Rua Aurélio Porto, 37, Partenon, CEP 90620-090, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Lemos AT, Lemos CTD, Flores AN, Pantoja EO, Rocha JAV, Vargas VMF. Genotoxicity biomarkers for airborne particulate matter (PM2.5) in an area under petrochemical influence. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 159:610-618. [PMID: 27343868 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.05.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Revised: 05/22/2016] [Accepted: 05/30/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The effects of fine inhalable particles (PM2.5) were evaluated in an area under the influence of a petrochemical industry, investigating the sensitivity of different genotoxicity biomarkers. Organic extracts were obtained from PM2.5 samples at two sites, positioned in the first and second preferential wind direction in the area. The extracts were evaluated with Salmonella/microsome assay, microsuspension method, strains TA98, YG1021 and YG1024. The mammalian metabolization fraction (S9) was used to evaluate metabolite mutagenicity. The Comet Assay (CA) and Micronuclei Test were used in a Chinese hamster lung cell line (V79). All extracts showed mutagenicity in Salmonella, and nitrogenated compounds were strongly present. Genotoxicity were found in CA in almost all extracts and the micronuclei induction at the Site in the first (Autumn 1, Winter 1), and in the second (Spring 2) wind direction. V79 showed cytotoxicity in all samples. The three biomarkers were concordant in characterization Site NO with worse quality, compatible with the greater pollutants dispersion in the first wind direction. All PM2.5 concentrations were lower than those recommended by air quality standards but genotoxic effects were detected in all samples, corroborating that these standards are inadequate as quality indicators. The Salmonella/microsome assay proved sensitive to PM2.5 mutagenicity, with an outstanding influence of nitroarenes and aromatic amines. Analyses using CA and the micronucleus test broadened the levels of response that involve different damage induction mechanisms. Results show that the complex PM2.5 composition can provoke various genotoxic effects and the use of different bioassays is essential to understand its effects.
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- Andréia Torres Lemos
- Departamento de Pesquisas e Análises Laboratoriais, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luís Roessler (FEPAM), Rua Aurélio Porto, 37, 90620-090 - Partenon, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, CEP 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Pesquisas e Análises Laboratoriais, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luís Roessler (FEPAM), Rua Aurélio Porto, 37, 90620-090 - Partenon, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Pesquisas e Análises Laboratoriais, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luís Roessler (FEPAM), Rua Aurélio Porto, 37, 90620-090 - Partenon, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Pesquisas e Análises Laboratoriais, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luís Roessler (FEPAM), Rua Aurélio Porto, 37, 90620-090 - Partenon, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Pesquisas e Análises Laboratoriais, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luís Roessler (FEPAM), Rua Aurélio Porto, 37, 90620-090 - Partenon, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Pesquisas e Análises Laboratoriais, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luís Roessler (FEPAM), Rua Aurélio Porto, 37, 90620-090 - Partenon, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, CEP 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Ferraz ERA, Rainho CR, Fernandes AS, Felzenszwalb I. Differential toxicity of an organic PM2.5 extract to human lung cells cultured in three dimensions (3D) and monolayers. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2016; 79:221-231. [PMID: 26932779 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2016.1143902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Several epidemiological studies have associated PM2.5 (particulate matter, aerodynamic diameter 2.5 µm) exposure with an increase in morbidity and mortality attributed to cardiopulmonary diseases. Based upon these observations and the growing effort to replace the use of animals in research, in vitro A549 cells cultured in three dimensions (3D), an alternative method to the use of animals, as well as monolayers were investigated to examine whether organic PM2.5 extract induced equivalent cytotoxic changes in vitro as compared to in vivo. PM2.5 was collected on Brazil Avenue, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from November 2010 to May 2011, except March, and analyzed for the ability to induce cytotoxicity in A549 cells using various established assays. Samples collected in all months significantly decreased viability of A549 cells using both types of cell death assays, and those collected in November showed lower cytotoxicity. It is worthwhile noting that for samples collected in all months except for April, PM2.5 induced greater toxicity in cells grown in monolayers than in 3D. Data demonstrated that cell behavior varied based upon type of culture system employed. Since the 3D cell culture mimics the architecture of in vivo tissue to a greater extent than monolayers, it is suggested that data from 3D studies resemble more closely human exposure conditions and thus may provide more reliable findings to be utilized in risk assessment following PM exposure than results obtained in traditional culture system.
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- Elisa Raquel A Ferraz
- a Laboratory of Environmental Mutagenesis, Department of Biophysics and Biometry , University of the State of Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
- b School of Pharmacy, Fluminense Federal University , Niteroi , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
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- a Laboratory of Environmental Mutagenesis, Department of Biophysics and Biometry , University of the State of Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
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- a Laboratory of Environmental Mutagenesis, Department of Biophysics and Biometry , University of the State of Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
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- a Laboratory of Environmental Mutagenesis, Department of Biophysics and Biometry , University of the State of Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
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Silva da Silva C, Rossato JM, Vaz Rocha JA, Vargas VMF. Characterization of an area of reference for inhalable particulate matter (PM2.5) associated with genetic biomonitoring in children. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2015; 778:44-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2014.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2014] [Revised: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/26/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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de Brito KCT, de Lemos CT, Rocha JAV, Mielli AC, Matzenbacher C, Vargas VMF. Comparative genotoxicity of airborne particulate matter (PM2.5) using Salmonella, plants and mammalian cells. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2013; 94:14-20. [PMID: 23726539 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Revised: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 04/18/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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This study compared genotoxicity in bacteria, plants and cell cultures in areas at risk of exposure to airborne pollution. Genotoxicity of moderately polar organic extracts of PM2.5 from areas with urban airborne pollution (Site 1) and urban-industrial pollution (Site 2) was evaluated using microsuspension assays in Salmonella/microsome, micronucleus test with Tradescantia pallida (Trad-MN) with acute exposure, and in V79 (V79-MN) cells, Comet assay in V79 and human lymphocyte, besides Trad-MN in situ at Site 1. In the Salmonella/microsome assay all samples presented frameshift mutagenic activity (-/+S9), most intense at Site 2 (rev/m(3)). The presence of nitro-PAHs and hydroxylamines in PM2.5 was shown by positive mutagenic responses with YG1021 and YG1024. In tests with Trad-MN, no significant genotoxic responses were found (MN %). In V79-MN a genotoxic response was not found. The Comet assay damages were found in the DNA at Site 1 in both cell systems. Non-detection of genotoxicity with Trad-MN at sites or in environmental samples from polluted areas detected using other biomarkers suggests the need for careful evaluation when biomonitoring genotoxic compounds using plants. The microsuspension assay in Salmonella/microsome was sensitive to detect and identify different classes of airborne mutagenic compounds present in fine particulate matter in Porto Alegre city, showing that monitoring air quality with PM2.5 using this methodology is relevant.
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- Kelly Cristina Tagliari de Brito
- Programa de Pesquisas Ambientais, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luís Roessler (FEPAM), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Ramos de Rainho C, Machado Corrêa S, Luiz Mazzei J, Alessandra Fortes Aiub C, Felzenszwalb I. Genotoxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and nitro-derived in respirable airborne particulate matter collected from urban areas of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 2013:765352. [PMID: 23738331 PMCID: PMC3659438 DOI: 10.1155/2013/765352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2013] [Accepted: 04/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Air pollution toxic effects are mainly attributed to small inhalable particulates with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 µ m (PM 2.5). Our objective was to investigate mutagenic and clastogenic activity in PM samples collected in Rio de Janeiro. Samples were collected using a high-volume sampler at three sites: with low traffic and (2) and (3) with a heavy traffic. Six polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were quantified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Salmonella typhimurium TA98 and the derivative strains YG1021 and YG1024 were used in mutagenicity assays in the presence of organic extracts (10-50 µ g/ plate) with and without exogenous metabolization. Allium cepa test was performed to evaluate possible cytotoxic and clastogenic activities. The highest PM 2.5 µ m (132.73 µ m/m(3)) and PAH values (1.22 ng/m(3) for benzo(a)pyrene) were detected at site 3. High mutagenic frameshift responses in absence and presence of metabolic activation were detected at site 3. The participation of nitroarenes and dinitroarenes was detected in the total mutagenicity of the extracts studied. The cytotoxic effect and the abnormalities detected by Allium cepa test can be attributed to the PAH nitroderivatives in the organic extracts. Evaluation of the genotoxicity of urban airborne particulate matter is important as a basis for decision making by regulatory authorities.
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- Claudia Ramos de Rainho
- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Departamento de Biofísica e Biometria, Laboratório de Mutagênese Ambiental, 20551-030 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Faculdade de Tecnologia, Departamento de Química Ambiental, 27537-000 Resende, RJ, Brazil
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- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Farmanguinhos Plataforma de Métodos Analíticos, 21040-360 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto Biomédico, Departamento de Genética e Biologia Molecular, Laboratório de Genotoxicidade, 20211-040 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Departamento de Biofísica e Biometria, Laboratório de Mutagênese Ambiental, 20551-030 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Pereira TS, Beltrami LS, Rocha JAV, Broto FP, Comellas LR, Salvadori DMF, Vargas VMF. Toxicogenetic monitoring in urban cities exposed to different airborne contaminants. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2013; 90:174-182. [PMID: 23395453 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2012] [Revised: 12/27/2012] [Accepted: 12/27/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Microparticles found in the air may be associated with organic matter that contains several compounds, such as Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and nitro-PAHs, and may pose a significant risk to human health, possibly leading to DNA mutations and cancers. This study associated genotoxicity assays for evaluating human exposure with the atmospheric air of two urban areas in southern Brazil, that received different atmospheric contributions. Site 1 was under urban-industrial influence and the other was a non-industrial reference, Site 2. Organic extracts from the airborne particulate matter were tested for mutagenicity via the Salmonella/microsome assay and analyzed for PAH composition. Cells samples of people residing in these two cities were evaluated using the comet and micronucleus assay (MN).Concentrations of the individual PAHs ranged from 0.01 ng/m(3) (benzo[a]anthracene) to 5.08 ng/m(3) (benzo[ghi]perylene). As to mutagenicity analysis of airborne, Site 1 presented all the mutagenic responses, which varied from 3.2±1.22 rev/m(3) (TA98 no S9) to 32.6±2.05 rev/m(3) (TA98, S9), while Site 2 ranged from negative to minimal responses. Site 1 presented a high quantity of nitro and amino derivatives of PAHs, and peaked at 56.0±3.68 rev/μg (YG1024 strain). The two groups presented very low DNA damage levels without intergroup difference. Although Site 1 presented high mutagenic responses in the air samples, high PAH levels, healthy people exposed to this environment did not show significative damage in their genetic material. However, the evaluation of different environmental and genetic damage in such population is necessary to monitor possible damages.
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- Tatiana S Pereira
- Programa de Pesquisas Ambientais, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique uís Roessler (FEPAM)-Avenida Dr. Salvador França, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Lemos AT, Coronas MV, Rocha JAV, Vargas VMF. Mutagenicity of particulate matter fractions in areas under the impact of urban and industrial activities. CHEMOSPHERE 2012; 89:1126-1134. [PMID: 22795069 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2011] [Revised: 01/22/2012] [Accepted: 05/16/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Organisms in the environment are exposed to a mixture of pollutants. Therefore the purpose of this study was to analyze the mutagenicity of organic and inorganic responses in two fractions of particulates (TSP and PM2.5) and extracts (organic and aqueous). The mutagenicity of organic and aqueous particulate matter extracts from urban-industrial and urban-residential areas was evaluated by Salmonella/microsome assay, through the microsuspension method, using strain TA98 with and without liver metabolization. Additionally, strains YG1021 and YG1024 (nitro-sensitive) were used for organic extracts. Aqueous extracts presented negative responses for mutagenesis and cytotoxicity was detected in 50% of the samples. In these extracts the presence of potential bioavailable metals was identified. All organic extracts presented mutagens with a higher potential associated with PM2.5. This study presents a first characterization of PM2.5 in Brazil, through the Salmonella/microsome assay. The evaluation strategy detected the anthropic influence of groups of compounds characteristically found in urban and industrial areas, even in samples with PM values in accordance with quality standards. Thus, the use of a genotoxic approach in areas under different anthropic influences will favor the adoption of preventive measures in the health/environment relation.
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- Andréia Torres Lemos
- Programa de Pesquisas Ambientais, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luís Roessler (FEPAM), Avenida Salvador França, 1707, CEP: 90690-000, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Käffer MI, Lemos AT, Apel MA, Rocha JV, Martins SMDA, Vargas VMF. Use of bioindicators to evaluate air quality and genotoxic compounds in an urban environment in Southern Brazil. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2012; 163:24-31. [PMID: 22325427 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2011] [Revised: 11/24/2011] [Accepted: 12/01/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Biological indicators are widely used to monitor genotic compounds and air quality in urban environments. Parmotrema tinctorum and Teloschistes exilis have been used to verify the presence of pollutants and analyze morphophysiological alterations in the thallus of species caused by their action. Species were exposed for seven months, in an urban area, in southern Brazil. Mutagenicity and cytotoxicity of PM10 organic extracts were assessed in the Salmonella/microsome assay at two stations. High concentrations of S, Pb, Cr, Zn and Hg were registered in the last period of exposure and more significant morphophysiological damages were verified in the lichens. Generally a higher mutagenic activity is observed in organic extracts of airborne particulate matter during the first months and in the third period of exposure of lichens. In addition, nitro compounds was detected through nitro-sensitive strains. Lichens and mutagenic biomarkers enabled the evaluation of air quality and the presence of environmentally-aggressive compounds.
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- Márcia Isabel Käffer
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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de Andrade SJ, Varella SD, Pereira GT, Zocolo GJ, de Marchi MRR, Varanda EA. Mutagenic activity of airborne particulate matter (PM10) in a sugarcane farming area (Araraquara city, southeast Brazil). ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2011; 111:545-550. [PMID: 21481367 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2010] [Revised: 03/01/2011] [Accepted: 03/04/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Brazil contains 25% of the total land planted with sugarcane in the world and is thus one of the major producers. The annual burning of sugarcane fields prior to harvesting emits huge amounts of pyrogenic particles. Biomass burning is an important primary and secondary source of aerosol particles. The presence of carbonaceous particles in the inhalable size range makes it important to study this fraction in view of the possible effects on human health and the climate. In this study, the mutagenic activity associated with inhalable airborne particulate matter (PM(10)) collected on air filters in a sugarcane-growing area near the city of Araraquara (SE Brazil) was determined. The extracts were dissolved in dimethylsulfoxide and tested for mutagenicity by the Ames plate incorporation test with Salmonella typhimurium YG1024 in the presence and absence of the S9 mixture. To assess the association between mutagenicity and PM(10), samples were collected in sugarcane harvesting and non-harvesting periods of the year. Significant mutagenicity was detected in organic solvent extracts of all samples, with differences between the two periods. The highest values of mutagenic potency (13.45 and 5.72 revertants/m(3) of air in the absence and presence of the S9 mixture, respectively) were observed during the harvest. In this period, a Teflon™-coated glass-fiber air filter trapped 67.0 μg of particulate matter per m(3) of air. In the non-harvest period, on the same type of filter, only 20.9 μg of particulate matter was found per m(3). The mutagenic potencies at this time were 1.30 and 1.04 revertants/m(3) of air, in the absence and presence of the S9 mixture, respectively. Period, concentration of PM(10) and mutagenicity were associated with each other. For routine monitoring of mutagenicity in the atmosphere, the use of YG1024 tester strain without metabolic activation (S9) is recommended.
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- Sandro José de Andrade
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, UNESP-São Paulo State University, P.O. Box 355, 14800-900 Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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Pereira TS, Gotor GN, Beltrami LS, Nolla CG, Rocha JA, Broto FP, Comellas LR, Vargas VM. Salmonella mutagenicity assessment of airborne particulate matter collected from urban areas of Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, differing in anthropogenic influences and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon levels. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2010; 702:78-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2010.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2010] [Revised: 06/28/2010] [Accepted: 07/13/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Lemos AT, Rosa DP, Rocha JAV, Vargas VMF. Mutagenicity assessment in a river basin influenced by agricultural, urban and industrial sources. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2009; 72:2058-2065. [PMID: 19744711 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2009.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2009] [Revised: 07/29/2009] [Accepted: 08/11/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The genotoxic potential of samples from a river basin under impact of agricultural, urban and industrial activities was studied, to investigate the influence of climatic variations on the mutagenicity. Three sites were analyzed, a reference-SI121-and two with strong anthropic influence-SI028 and SI008. The Salmonella/microsome assay was performed in the presence/absence of hepatic metabolic system in samples of water and organic extracts. Different strains were used to identify frameshift mutagens, base-pair substitutions and oxidative damage. Indicative mutagens were detected especially with metabolization. The toxic response, which was quite frequent, may have interfered in the mutagenicity detection. The adverse impact of anthropic activities was detected through recurring cytotoxic and mutagenic responses at the site of greater urban and industrial concentration. The data suggest the influence of climatic conditions on mutagenic response, reinforcing the need to investigate mutagenicity for a prolonged period to a better risk assessment of exposure.
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- Andréia Torres Lemos
- Programa de Pesquisas Ambientais, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luís Roessler (FEPAM), Avenida Salvador França, 1707, CEP: 90690-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Coronas MV, Pereira TS, Rocha JAV, Lemos AT, Fachel JMG, Salvadori DMF, Vargas VMF. Genetic biomonitoring of an urban population exposed to mutagenic airborne pollutants. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2009; 35:1023-1029. [PMID: 19500845 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2009.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2009] [Revised: 05/01/2009] [Accepted: 05/04/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Biomonitoring studies have increased as a consequence of risks and effects to human health on exposure to environmental contaminants, mainly air pollutants. Genetic biomarkers are useful tools for the early assessment of exposure to occupational and environmental pollution. The objective of the present study was to investigate genotoxic effects on people residing and/or working downwind from an oil refinery in southern Brazil and the mutagenic activity of airborne particulate matter (PM10). Samples of peripheral blood and buccal mucosa cells were evaluated using the single-cell gel electrophoresis assay (comet assay) and the micronucleus (MN) assay, respectively. PM10 samples were collected in the target site and the organic matter extraced with dichloromethane was assessed for mutagenic activity in the Salmonella/microsome assay. The exposed group (n=37) was compared to a reference group (n=37) of subjects living in an urban area with limited traffic and industrial influence, located far from the main industrial areas. All PM10 organic extracts showed mutagenic positive responses and the effect decreased in the presence of S9 mix indicating that the predominant compounds present were direct-acting mutagens. The responses of YGs strains are consistent with aromatic amines and nitroarenes being present in the PM10 extracts. The group in the area under the influence of the oil refinery (exposed group) showed significantly higher DNA damage in lymphocytes than the reference group. The MN frequencies in buccal mucosa were very low for both groups and no difference between groups was observed. No association was found between age and tobacco smoking habit and level of DNA damages measured by the comet assay. The results indicate that the comet assay was a sensitive tool to detect DNA damage in subjects under the influence of an oil refinery, with marked genotoxic activity in the atmospheric environment.
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- Mariana V Coronas
- Programa de Pesquisas Ambientais, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luís Roessler (FEPAM), CEP: 90690-000, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Ianistcki M, Dallarosa J, Sauer C, Teixeira CE, da Silva J. Genotoxic effect of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, Brazil, evaluated by Helix aspersa (Müller, 1774). ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2009; 157:2037-2042. [PMID: 19297061 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2008] [Revised: 02/17/2009] [Accepted: 02/19/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to biomonitor metropolitan areas of Porto Alegre (Brazil) for PAHs associated with atmospheric particles and check their effects on the DNA of the land mollusk Helix aspersa. The sampling sites are located in an urban area with heavy traffic: (i) Canoas, (ii) Sapucaia do Sul, and (iii) FIERGS/Porto Alegre. The samples were collected during a continuous period of 24 hours during 15 days using Stacked Filter Units (SFU) on polycarbonate filters (two separated size fractions: PM(10-2.5) and PM(< 2.5)). The concentrations of 16 major PAHs were determined according to EPA. Comet assay on H. aspersa hemolymph cells was chosen for genotoxicity evaluation. This evaluation shows that, in general, the smaller PM-size fractions (PM(< 2.5)) have the highest genotoxicity and contain higher concentrations of extractable organic matter. In addition, associations between chemical characteristics and PM carcinogenicity tend to be stronger for the smaller PM-size fractions.
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- M Ianistcki
- Laboratório de Genética Toxicológica, Department of Biology, ULBRA, Av. Farroupilha 8001, Pr. 14/Sala 218, Bairro Sao Jose, CEP 92425-900 Canoas, RS, Brazil
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Mutagenic activity of airborne particulate matter in a petrochemical industrial area. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2008; 650:196-201. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2007.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2007] [Revised: 11/07/2007] [Accepted: 12/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cardozo TR, Rosa DP, Feiden IR, Rocha JAV, de Oliveira NCD, da Silva Pereira T, Pastoriza TF, da Motta Marques D, de Lemos CT, Terra NR, Vargas VMF. Genotoxicity and toxicity assessment in urban hydrographic basins. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2006; 603:83-96. [PMID: 16413222 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2005.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2005] [Revised: 11/02/2005] [Accepted: 11/03/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The genotoxicity and cytotoxicity of water in small urban basins was evaluated by the Salmonella/microsome assay and micronucleus test in V79 cells. The results showed that the cytotoxic effect was the most significant response in areas with medium to heavy urban occupation for both assays evaluated. Water samples from these areas include different concentrations of chloroform, bromodichloromethane, toluene, ethylbenzene, m,p-xylene and 1,4-dichlorobenzene. As to genotoxic damage, the presence of mainly direct-acting frameshift mutagens was detected in areas with less urban concentration and showed genotoxic activity in V79 cells in more heavily urbanized areas. Water organic extracts, evaluated using a microsuspension procedure, showed frameshift mutagenic activity in the presence of hepatic metabolization that increased as the population density grow. Chronic toxicity studies of sediment samples with the microcrustacean Daphnia magna showed that, while survival was not highly affected, reproductive inhibition was found in 92% of the observations. A retrospective diagnosis of water quality using traditional physicochemical parameters that defined the differential contribution of urban wastes at the three sites was associated with the biological assays. It became clear that the biological assays were of significant benefit in the diagnosis of risks of contamination of hydrographic basins by pollutants from urban non-point sources.
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- Tatiane Rocha Cardozo
- Programa de Pesquisas Ambientais, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luis Roessler (FEPAM), Avenida Dr. Salvador França, 1707 CEP, 90690-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Claxton LD, Matthews PP, Warren SH. The genotoxicity of ambient outdoor air, a review: Salmonella mutagenicity. MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2004; 567:347-99. [PMID: 15572287 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2004.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2004] [Revised: 08/25/2004] [Accepted: 08/25/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mutagens in urban air pollution come from anthropogenic sources (especially combustion sources) and are products of airborne chemical reactions. Bacterial mutation tests have been used for large, multi-site, and/or time series studies, for bioassay-directed fractionation studies, for identifying the presence of specific classes of mutagens, and for doing site- or source-comparisons for relative levels of airborne mutagens. Early research recognized that although carcinogenic PAHs were present in air samples they could not account for the majority of the mutagenic activity detected. The mutagenicity of airborne particulate organics is due to at least 500 identified compounds from varying chemical classes. Bioassay-directed fractionation studies for identifying toxicants are difficult to compare because they do not identify all of the mutagens present, and both the analytical and bioassay protocols vary from study to study. However, these studies show that the majority of mutagenicity is usually associated with moderately polar/highly polar classes of compounds that tend to contain nitroaromatic compounds, aromatic amines, and aromatic ketones. Smog chamber studies have shown that mutagenic aliphatic and aromatic nitrogen-containing compounds are produced in the atmosphere when organic compounds (even non-mutagenic compounds) are exposed to nitrogen oxides and sunlight. Reactions that occur in the atmosphere, therefore, can have a profound effect on the genotoxic burden of ambient air. This review illustrates that the mutagenesis protocol and tester strains should be selected based on the design and purpose of the study and that the correlation with animal cancer bioassay results depends upon chemical class. Future emphasis needs to be placed on volatile and semi-volatile genotoxicants, and on multi-national studies that identify, quantify, and apportion mutagenicity. Initial efforts at replacing the Salmonella assay for ambient air studies with some emerging technology should be initiated.
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- Larry D Claxton
- Cellular Toxicology Branch, Environmental Carcinogenesis Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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Vargas VMF. Mutagenic activity as a parameter to assess ambient air quality for protection of the environment and human health. Mutat Res 2004; 544:313-9. [PMID: 14644333 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2003.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Atmospheric pollution has significant effects on maintaining the integrity of ecosystems and on the population's quality of life. Epidemiological studies have clearly associated related health problems, especially respiratory diseases, with exposure to air pollution. Organic compounds adsorbed to the airborne particulate matter are mutagenic in the Salmonella/microsome assay, and a considerable number of them are known to be carcinogenic to rodents. Studies performed at four sites within the urban area of Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, identified higher mutagenic activity at the sites with heavier vehicle traffic in assays without and with metabolic activation. The responses varied at different seasons of the year, and the highest revertants per cubic meter (rev/m(3)) values were observed in spring for moderately polar compounds, and in summer for non-polar ones. A pilot study was also performed in the region under the influence of a industrial petrochemical area. Most of the sites studied within the industrial area, as compared to others sampled in the nearby environment, presented higher levels of mutagenic activity independent of total suspended particulates (TSP) concentration in the sample. In the urban and industrial regions, the observed mutagenic activities were strongly associated with the presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The responses observed in the TA98NR and TA98/1,8-DNP(6) strains suggest the activity of nitrocompounds in both studies. The Salmonella/microsome assay is a sensitive method to define areas contaminated by these compounds, even in samples with TSP values that are consistent with the legal environmental quality standards.
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- Vera Maria Ferrão Vargas
- Programa de Pesquisas Ambientais, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luis Roessler (FEPAM), Avenida Dr. Salvador França, 1707 CEP: 90690-000, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Ducatti A, Vargas VMF. Mutagenic activity of airborne particulate matter as an indicative measure of atmospheric pollution. Mutat Res 2003; 540:67-77. [PMID: 12972059 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(03)00170-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Mutagenic activity of organic extracts of airborne particulate matter at four different sites within the urban area of the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil, was investigated using the Salmonella/microsome assay, with the Kado microsuspension method. The extracts were obtained by sonication, sequentially extracted according to polarity, with cyclohexane (CX) and dichloromethane (DCM) solvents. The different fractions were tested for mutagenicity with the Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98, TA98NR and TA98/1,8-DNP6, without S9 mix metabolic activation. A positive frameshift mutagenic response was observed for non-polar (CX) and/or moderately polar (DCM) compounds at the different sites. The responses varied at different seasons of the year, and the highest revertants per m3 (rev/m3) values were observed at the site subject to the strongest influence of automotive vehicles (site 3) in spring (17.13 rev/m3) in DCM fractions, and in summer (13.01 rev/m3) in CX fractions. The responses observed for the TA98NR and TA98/1,8-DNP6 strains suggest the contribution of nitrocompounds to the mutagenic activity observed. Although there appears to be an indicative association between the increased mass per unit volume of air (TSP) and the mutagenicity of organic extracts of airborne particulate matter in the present study, the Salmonella/microsome assay was a sensitive method to define areas contaminated by genotoxic compounds, even in samples that present TPS values acceptable by the environmental quality standards established by law.
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- Adriana Ducatti
- Programa de Pesquisas Ambientais, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luis Roessler (FEPAM), Avenida Dr. Salvador França, 1707 CEP, 90690-000, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Vargas VM, Migliavacca SB, de Melo AC, Horn RC, Guidobono RR, de Sá Ferreira IC, Pestana MH. Genotoxicity assessment in aquatic environments under the influence of heavy metals and organic contaminants. Mutat Res 2001; 490:141-58. [PMID: 11342240 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(00)00159-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The genotoxicity of river water and sediment including interstitial water was evaluated by microscreen phage-induction and Salmonella/microsome assays. Different processes used to fractionate the sediment sample were compared using solvents with different polarities. The results obtained for mutagenic activity using the Salmonella/microsome test were negative in the water and interstitial water samples analysed using the direct concentration method. The responses in the microscreen phage-induction assay showed the presence of genotoxic or indicative genotoxic activity for at least one water sample of each site analysed using the same concentration method. Similar results were obtained for interstitial water samples, i.e. absence of mutagenic activity in the Salmonella/microsome test and presence of genotoxic activity in the microscreen phage-induction assay. Metal contamination, as evidenced by the concentrations in stream sediments, may also help explain some of these genotoxic results. Stream sediment organic extracts showed frameshift mutagenic activity in the ether extract detected by Salmonella/microsome assay. The concentrates evaluated by microscreen phage-induction assay identified the action of organic compounds in the non-polar, medium polar and polar fractions. Thus, the microscreen phage-induction assay has proven to be a more appropriate methodology than the Salmonella/microsome test to analyse multiple pollutants in this ecosystem where both organic compounds and heavy metals are present.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Bacteriophage lambda/genetics
- Bacteriophage lambda/physiology
- Biotransformation
- Brazil
- DNA, Bacterial/drug effects
- DNA, Bacterial/genetics
- Escherichia coli/drug effects
- Escherichia coli/genetics
- Escherichia coli/virology
- Fresh Water
- Genes, Bacterial/drug effects
- Geologic Sediments/chemistry
- Industrial Waste/analysis
- Lysogeny
- Male
- Metals, Heavy/analysis
- Metals, Heavy/isolation & purification
- Metals, Heavy/toxicity
- Microsomes, Liver/metabolism
- Mutagenicity Tests
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- SOS Response, Genetics
- Salmonella typhimurium/drug effects
- Salmonella typhimurium/genetics
- Solvents
- Virus Activation/drug effects
- Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis
- Water Pollutants, Chemical/isolation & purification
- Water Pollutants, Chemical/toxicity
- Water Pollution, Chemical/analysis
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Affiliation(s)
- V M Vargas
- Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luis FEPAM, Av. Salvador França, 1707, 90690-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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