Research Article
Genotoxicity Study with Special Reference to Comet Test in the Blood Cells of Workers Exposed to Sewage Water
Table 2
Levels of blood Pb, Cd, Fe, Zn, and TM of comet assay.
| Factors | Control population
| Affected group (workers)
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| Blood Pb ± SD (mg/L) | 0.132 ± 0.093 | 0.386 ± 0.24 | Blood Cd ± SD (mg/L) | 0.0032 ± 0.004 | 0.016 ± 0.01 | Blood Fe ± SD (mg/L) | 1998.52 ± 52.66 | 1835 ± 147.92 | Blood Zn ± SD (mg/L) | 31.5 ± 1.80 | 29.43 ± 4.43 | DNA damage study (TM), M ± SD | 1.37 ± 0.37 | 4.35 ± 1.47 |
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