DNA damage and oogenesis anomalies in (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) induced by heavy metals soil pollution.

The present study used as a biomonitoring insect for heavy metals soil pollution in a populated industrial area at Zawya Abd El-Qader, Alexandria, Egypt. Comet assay and histological analysis were applied to evaluate the potential risk of heavy metals. X-ray analysis of the soil samples collected from the polluted site revealed significantly increased metal percentages compared with the reference site.