Objectives: To find out the extent to which genetic material of Baghdad traffic policemen is affected by oxidative damage caused pollutants monitoring levels 8-OHdG compared antioxidant enzymes and malondialdehyde.
 Methods: This study includes 140 participants; they have been divided into two groups (traffic police office police). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were analyzed for each pa...

Traffic policemen working in the busy traffic signal areas get exposed to the vehicular emissions for years together. The fumes, chemicals and particles present in the emission are reported to be damaging to the lung functions of these individuals. Since there were no data available on the PFT parameters of traffic police personnel of Pondicherry, this study was taken up to assess the effect of...

Objectives: To ascertain the protective effect of p53 tumor protein by monitoring its levels in comparison with antioxidant enzymes, against any type cancer that can be caused chronic exposure traffic policemen to air pollutants.
 Methods: This study comprises 140 participants, who have been divided into two groups (Traffic police and Office police). PAHs were analyzed for each participant...

In this issue Sree Devi and coworkers1 report the results of a cytogenetic investigation on traffic policemen from an Indian metropolitan area. The study shows a distinct excess of cytogenetic damage in peripheral blood lymphocytes of policemen compared to indoor workers, highlighting the genotoxic consequences of the exposure to urban air pollutants. Genetic damage, for the severity and irreve...