Genotoxicity Screening of Leachates from Solid Industrial Wastes Evaluated with the Allium Test

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 311-321

  Odeigah, Peter G ^a   Ijimakinwa, Jide ^a   Lawal, Bimbo ^a   Oyeniyi, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Allium test; Environmental monitoring; Genotoxicity; Industrial waste

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM;

EID: 0343133385     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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