Abnormalities in the male reproductive system after exposure to diesel and biodiesel blend

• Published in: Environmental and molecular mutagenesis Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 265 - 276
• Main Authors: Kisin, Elena R., Yanamala, Naveena, Farcas, Mariana T., Gutkin, Dmitriy W., Shurin, Michael R., Kagan, Valerian E., Bugarski, Aleksandar D., Shvedova, Anna A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2015; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Animals; Biodiesel fuels; biodiesel particles; Biofuels - adverse effects; Combustion products; DNA fragmentation; DNA Fragmentation - drug effects; Edema; Esters; Exposure; Gasoline - adverse effects; Humans; Lipid Peroxidation - drug effects; Male; male reproduction; Mice; Oxidative stress; Oxidative Stress - drug effects; Peroxidation; Petroleum; Petroleum - adverse effects; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; pulmonary exposure; Reproduction - drug effects; Reproductive system; Side effects; sperm quality; Spermatozoa - drug effects; Sulfur; Testis - drug effects; Vehicle Emissions - toxicity; biodiesel particles; male reproduction; pulmonary exposure; oxidative stress; sperm quality; DNA fragmentation

Altering the fuel source from petroleum‐based ultralow sulfur diesel to biodiesel and its blends is considered by many to be a sustainable choice for controlling exposures to particulate material. As the exhaust of biodiesel/diesel blends is composed of a combination of combustion products of polycy...