Determination of sediment mutagenicity and cytotoxicity in an area subjected to petrochemical contamination

Mutagenesis

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 445-451

  Horn, Rubem Cesar ^a,b,c   Rocha, Jocelita Aparecida Vaz ^b   Vargas, Vera Maria Ferrão ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Divisao de Biologia   (Brazil)

^c Fundacao Estadual de Protecao Ambiental Henrique Luis Roessler   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMES TEST; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVALUATION; FAUNA; FLORA; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; MONITOR; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; SEA POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; STREAM (RIVER);

BRAZIL; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; PETROLEUM; RIVERS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEASONS; SOIL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

SALMONELLA;

EID: 10044227404     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/geh055     Document Type: Article

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