COMBINED EXPOSURE TO EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY (ELF) MAGNETIC FIELDS AND CHEMICAL MUTAGENS: LACK OF GENOTOXIC EFFECTS IN HUMAN LYMPHOCYTES

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