DNA-ADDUCTS AMONG PERSONNEL SERVICING AND LOADING DIESEL VEHICLES

The levels of aromatic DNA adducts were compared by the P-32-postlabel ling assay between the lymphocytes isolated from bus maintenance and t ruck terminal workers, using hospital mechanics as a control group. Th e adduct levels were elevated in all the bus and truck terminal worker s. Within the bus maintenance personnel, garage workers had the highes t levels of adducts. Within the terminal workers those driving diesel forklifts had the highest adduct levels. The results suggest that dies el exhaust contributes to the level of adducts.