Assessment of the genotoxicity of contaminated soil with the Allium/Vicia-micronucleus and the Tradescantia-micronucleus assays

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 426, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-171

  Cotelle, Sylvie ^a   Masfaraud, Jean François ^a   Férard, Jean François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Contaminated soil; Genotoxicity; Micronucleus assay; Tradescantia; Vicia faba

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE;

BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENOTOXICITY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MITOSIS INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; TRADESCANTIA; WASTE;

ALLIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FABACEAE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; PLANTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; COMMELINACEAE; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); TRADESCANTIA; VICIA; VICIA FABA;

EID: 0032924696     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(99)00063-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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