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Title: | The prevalence of micronuclei in lymphocytes among persons resident in the vicinity of a heavy mineral sand processing factory in Pulmoddai, Sri Lanka. |
Authors: | Warnakulasuriya, T. Williams, S. Wickremasinghe, A.R. |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
Publisher: | Book of Abstracts, Annual Research Symposium 2017 |
Citation: | Annual Research Symposium,Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka; 2014 :150p |
Abstract: | Lanka Mineral Sands (LMS) factory in Pulmoddai produces thorium which emits alpha radiation on decay. Micronuclei (MN) are formed in peripheral blood lymphocytes as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation. MN are used as a marker of biological dosimetry. |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/4948 |
Appears in Collections: | ARS - 2014 |
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