Genotoxicity of drinking water disinfectants in plant bioassays

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 96-103

  Monarca, Silvano ^a   Feretti, Donatella ^b   Zani, Claudia ^b   Rizzoni, Marco ^c   Casarella, Silvia ^c   Gustavino, Bianca ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlorine dioxide; Disinfection; Drinking water; Genotoxicity; Peracetic acid; Plant bioassays; Sodium hypochlorite

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DIOXIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRINKING WATER; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PERACETIC ACID;

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DISINFECTION; GENOTOXICITY; MICRONUCLEUS; ONION; ROOT CELL; TRADESCANTIA; VICIA FABA;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL NUCLEUS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISINFECTANTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; ONIONS; OXIDES; PERACETIC ACID; PLANTS; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TRADESCANTIA; VICIA FABA; WATER PURIFICATION;

ALLIUM CEPA; PAA; TRADESCANTIA; VICIA FABA;

EID: 24944548424     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.20137     Document Type: Article

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