Chronic exposure effect study on Ramsar high background natural radiation areas (HBNRAs) residents using micronucleus assay

Abstract

The effect of chronic exposure on Ramsar HBNRAs inhabitants' health was studied using Cytokinesis Blocked Micronucleus (CBMN) Assay. The results showed a significant difference (P <0.001) in the mean frequency of micronucleus of the study group, or resident in Ramsar HBNRAs, and the control group, which were selected from Tonekabon, a city near Ramsar. Significant differences (P <0.001) were observed between the mean micronucleus frequency after irradiation of blood samples, which means that after irradiation of blood samples, the control group showed a higher increase in micronuclei frequency than the study group that can be as a result of the existence of a radio adaptive response in Ramsar HBNRAs. The correlation was observed between the frequency of micronucleus and age in control groups but was not obtained for the study group.

Keywords

• high natural radiation
• biological dosimetry
• micro nucleus (mn) assay
• chronic exposure
• radioadaptive response