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Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, Vol. 60 No. 3, 2009.

Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-60-2009-1926

In Vitro Genotoxicity of Wastewaters from the Town of Settat, Morocco

Jaouad El Asslouj ; Laboratory of Environmental Metrology, University Hassan I, FST Settat, Morocco
Loubna Amahdar ; Research Group on Toxicogenetics and Mutagenesis, Laboratoryof Agrofood and Health, University Hassan I, FST Settat, Morocco
Kamal Glouib ; Research Group on Toxicogenetics and Mutagenesis, Laboratoryof Agrofood and Health, University Hassan I, FST Settat, Morocco
Sanae Kholtei ; Laboratory of Environmental Metrology, University Hassan I, FST Settat, Morocco
Namira El Amrani Paaza ; Laboratory of Applied Geology, University Hassan I, FST Settat, Morocco
Luc Verschaeve ; Scientifi c Institute of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Toxicology, Brussels, Belgium
Abderraouf Hilali orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-0221-9914 ; Research Group on Toxicogenetics and Mutagenesis, Laboratoryof Agrofood and Health, University Hassan I, FST Settat, Morocco

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Abstract

In recent years, the town of Settat has seen a considerable industrial growth, which has resulted in increased environmental pollution. This includes pollution by household and industrial wastewaters, which are released into the Boumoussa River without any preliminary treatment. The river valley crosses the community of Mzamza 8 km to the north of the town. Years of drought forced members of the community to use this polluted ground water for irrigation and put themselves and the environment at risk.
The aim of this study was to determine the physicochemical and metal profile of Settat wastewaters and to assess their impact on the water table. The second objective was to investigate the genotoxic potential of wastewater on human peripheral blood lymphocytes in vitro, using the micronucleus test and cellular proliferation index.
This study demonstrated significant pollution of Boumoussa valley groundwater and of the local wells. Sampled water induced a clear increase in the frequency of micronucleated cells and a lower cell proliferation in human peripheral blood lymphocytes in vitro.

Keywords

Boumoussa; heavy metals; micronuclei; physicochemical profile; proliferation index

Hrčak ID:

40676

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/40676

Publication date:

15.9.2009.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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