Detection of genotoxic activity in native hospital waste water by the umuC test

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology

Volumn 368, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-57

  Giuliani, Francesca ^a   Koller, Theo ^a   Wurgler F E ^b   Widmer, Rosa Maria ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antineoplastic drug; Excreta; Genotoxic activity; Hospital waste water; umuC test

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUTARALDEHYDE; MITOMYCIN C;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; GENOTOXICITY; HOSPITAL; MUTAGEN TESTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER;

EID: 0029937371     PISSN: 01651218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1218(96)90039-7     Document Type: Article

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