In vitro assessment of mutagenicity and clastogenicity of BDE-99, a pentabrominated diphenyl ether flame retardant

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-90

  Evandri, Maria G ^a   Mastrangelo, Sabina ^a   Costa, Lucio G ^b,c   Bolle, Paola ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

2,2 ,4,4 ,5 brominated diphenyl ether; Allium cepa; Aroclor 1254; Chromosome aberration; Escherichia coli; Reverse mutation; Salmonella typhimurium

Indexed keywords

2,2',4,4',5 PENTABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; AROCLOR 1254; BDE 99; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BROMINATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYTOTOXICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOMER; MUTAGENICITY; ONION; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POLLUTANT; REVERTANT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ALLIUM; AROCLORS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; PHENYL ETHERS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0043236590     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.10178     Document Type: Article

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