Tradescantia-micronucleus assay on the water quality of lake Hongzhe in Jiangsu Province, China

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 426, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-157

  Yang, Guangli ^a  

^a Huaiyin Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical analysis; Genotoxicity; Micronucleus assay; Tradescantia; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EFFLUENT; GENOTOXICITY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADESCANTIA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PLANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

TARDIGRADA; TRADESCANTIA;

EID: 0032904198     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(99)00060-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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