publicações selecionadas The dangerous link between coal dust exposure and DNA damage: unraveling the role of some of the chemical agents and oxidative stress Exposure to coal mining can lead to imbalanced levels of inorganic elements and DNA damage in individuals living near open-pit mining sites Analysis of the cytotoxic and genotoxic effects in a population chronically exposed to coal mining residues Avaliação dos efeitos genotóxicos e citogenéticos na população de trabalhadores de mineração de carvão do Cerrejón (Guajira - Colômbia) utilizando diferentes biomarcadores. Association of buccal micronucleus cytome assay (BMNCyt) biomarkers with inorganic element concentration and genetic polymorphisms in welders CYTOKINESIS- BLOCK MICRONUCLEUS CYTOME (CBMN-CYT) ASSAY BIOMARKERS AND TELOMERE LENGTH ANALYSIS IN RELATION TO INORGANIC ELEMENTS IN INDIVIDUALS EXPOSED TO WELDING FUMES. DNA repair and metabolic gene polymorphisms affect genetic damage due to diesel engine exhaust exposure Cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytome (CBMN-CYT) assay and its relationship with genetic polymorphisms in welders