[Genotoxicity in human lymphocytes exposed to PM10 from three sites in the Valle de Aburrá (Antioquia)].

Objective: Assessing air quality by determining PM(10) genotoxicity in human lymphocytes at three locations in the Valle de Aburrá (Antioquia department).

Methods: Three sites were chosen in the Valle de Aburrá (Barbosa, Corantioquia and the School of Mines) using Colombian reference (50 g/m3) and PM(10) content values, having annual low (25 mg /m3), medium (44 ug/m3) and high PM(10) average (91 ug/m3). PM10filters were analyzed during three different seasons between 2011 and 2012: rainy, transitional and dry.