Assessing Haemato-Biochemical, and Genotoxic Effects of Pesticide Exposure on Rural Inhabitants in South Punjab, Pakistan: A Biomonitoring Study
Abdul Ghaffar1*, Ayesha Maqsood1, Riaz Hussain2, Ghulam Abbas3, Rabia Tahir4, Habiba Jamil1, Fozia Afzal5, Ahrar Khan6,7, Muhammad Ahmad Chishti1, Shahnaz Rashid3, Aliya Noreen8, Kashfa Akram1 and Maria Niaz1
¹Department of Zoology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan; 2Department of Pathology, University College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur-63100, Pakistan; 3Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology University of Karachi, 75270, Pakistan; 4College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China; 5Department of Zoology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan Campus, 6400, Pakistan; 6Shandong Vocational Animal Science and Veterinary College, Weifang, 261061, China; 7Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan; 8Biology Centre CAS, Institute of Entomology, Ceske Budějovice, Czechia.
*Correspondence | Abdul Ghaffar, Department of Zoology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan; Email:
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Figure 1:
Ratio of DNA damaged at age less than 25 in comparison to both exposed and unexposed inhabitants.
Figure 2:
Ratio of DNA damaged at age less than 26-36 in comparison to both exposed and unexposed inhabitants.
Figure 3:
Ratio of DNA damaged at age less than 37-46 in comparison to both exposed and unexposed inhabitants.
Figure 4:
Ratio of DNA damaged at age greater than 47 in comparison to both exposed and unexposed inhabitants.
Figure 5:
Comet assay results depicting the damaging level of DNA content in exposed and unexposed individuals (a-c).
Table 3:
Mean values of hematological parameters in various diseases of pesticide exposed and unexposed individuals.
Table 4:
Mean values of serum parameters in different diseases of pesticide exposed and unexposed individuals.