Abstract
Outdoor air pollution is classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as carcinogenic to humans (IARC, 2016). A study based on 3-D atmospheric models shows the overall increase in the concentration of acetaldehyde in the coming years due to the increasing use of fuels such as ethanol and gasoline (Millet et al, 2010). Acetaldehyde reacts with 2'-deoxyguanosine (dGu…