Evaluation of DNA damage in an Ecuadorian population exposed to glyphosate

Journal or Publishing Institution: Genetics and Molecular Biology

Study: https://web.archive.org/web/20180821150258/http://www.scielo.br/pdf/gmb/v30n2/a26v30n2.pdf

Author(s): Paz-y-Miño, C., Sánchez, M.E., Arévalo, M., Muñoz, M.J., Witte, T., De-la-Carrera, G.O. and Leone, P.E.

Article Type: Peer Reviewed Study

Record ID: 1848

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: comet assay, DNA damage, Ecuador, genotoxicity, glyphosate

Citation: Paz-y-Miño, C., Sánchez, M.E., Arévalo, M., Muñoz, M.J., Witte, T., De-la-Carrera, G.O. and Leone, P.E., 2007. Evaluation of DNA damage in an Ecuadorian population exposed to glyphosate. Genetics and Molecular Biology, 30(2), pp.456-460.