Genotoxicity of industrial wastes and effluents

Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research

Volumn 410, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 237-243

  Claxton, Larry D ^a   Houk, Virginia S ^a   Hughes, Thomas J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinogen; Complex mixture; Genotixicity; Industrial effluent; Pollutant; Remediation; Risk analysis; Salmonella; Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGEN; FURAZOLIDONE; NITROFURAL;

ANIMAL CELL; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRUG POTENCY; EFFLUENT; GENOTOXICITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULP MILL; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0032103885     PISSN: 13835742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5742(98)00008-8     Document Type: Article

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