Genotoxic effects of heavy metals: Comparative investigation with plant bioassays

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-191

  Steinkellner, Hans ^a   Mun Sik, Kong ^b   Helma, Christoph ^a   Ecker, Sonja ^a   Ma, Te Hsiu ^b   Horak, Othmar ^c   Kundi, Michael ^d   Knasmüller, Siegfried ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Genotoxicity; Heavy metals; Micronucleus tests; Plant bioassays; Soil

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; ONION; PLANT; SOIL POLLUTION; TRADESCANTIA; VICIA FABA;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; TRADESCANTIA; VICIA; VICIA FABA;

EID: 0031957689     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2280(1998)31:2<183::AID-EM11>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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