Tradescantia-micronucleus assay for the assessment of the clastogenicity of Austrian water

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 426, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-116

  Steinkellner, Hans ^a   Kassie, Fekadu ^a   Knasmüller, Siegfried ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Clastogenicity; Tradescantia micronucleus assay; Water sample

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; RIVER WATER;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOGENETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENOTOXICITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUTAGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADESCANTIA; WATER ANALYSIS;

AUSTRIA; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; PLANTS; URBAN HEALTH; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

TRADESCANTIA;

EID: 0032904616     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(99)00051-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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