OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO ARSENIC IN TURKEY: AN EVALUTION FROM LEGAL AND TOXICOGENETIC PERSPECTIVE

Yıl 2017, Cilt: Volume 2 Sayı: İssue 1 (1) - 2.İnternational Congress Of Forensic Toxicology, 54 - 54, 16.02.2017

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Öz

Chronic arsenic exposure can cause many
diseases such as hyperpigmentation, diabetes mellitus and cancer.In Turkey,
prevention of occupational diseases and protection of the employees’ rights,
health and safety has become important after
Occupational Health and
Safety Law No. 6331. Thereunder, workers have to use personal
protective equipment in their work places, occupational environment has to be
controlled routinely. Arsenic level of ambient air has to be evaluated
permanently and routinely employees have to go through medical examinations.
Besides all these, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) can affect the
susceptibility to arsenic related diseases by changing protein expression which
takes part in arsenic toxicokinetics. Our previous researches showed that SNPs
in GLUT1, GSTP1, MRP1 and MRP2 genes cause individual susceptibility. However,
these polymorphisms are not within the scope of law. In this presentation, the
results of our toxicogenetic researches in case of chronic arsenic exposure and
the workers’ rights will be mentioned in accordance with the law.

Anahtar Kelimeler

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO ARSENIC IN TURKEY: AN EVALUTION FROM LEGAL AND TOXICOGENETIC PERSPECTIVE

Kaynakça

• Ankara University, Institute of Forensic Sciences, Ankara, Turkey