Genotoxicity of the Ganges water at Narora (U.P.), India

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology

Volumn 367, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 187-193

  Rehana, Zehra ^a   Malik, Abdul ^a   Ahmad, Masood ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ganga water; Genotoxicity; Pesticide pollution; SOD repair

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ALDRIN; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; DIMETHOATE; ENDOSULFAN; ENDRIN; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PARATHION METHYL; PESTICIDE; RIVER WATER; WATER;

AMES TEST; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTOXICITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029867095     PISSN: 01651218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1218(96)90076-2     Document Type: Article

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