Detection of hospital wastewater genotoxicity with the SOS chromotest and ames fluctuation test

Chemosphere

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 539-543

  Jolibois, Boris ^a   Guerbet, Michel ^a   Vassal, Serge ^b  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (France)

^b ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Ames test; Genotoxicity; Hospital wastewater; SOS chromotest; Unconcentrated sample

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITALS; METABOLISM; TOXICITY;

GENOTOXICITY;

WASTEWATER;

GENOTOXICITY;

AMES TEST; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GENOTOXICITY; HOSPITAL WASTE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SAMPLING; SCREENING; SOS CHROMOTEST; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0037400777     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00867-6     Document Type: Article

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