Genotoxicity of the Musi river (Hyderabad, India) investigated with the VITOTOX® test

Folia Biologica

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 133-139

  Vijayashree, B ^a   Ahuja, Y R ^a   Regniers, L ^b   Rao, V ^c   Verschaeve, Luc ^b  

^a Vasavi Medical and Research Centre   (India)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^c NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical analyses; Genotoxicity; Hyderabad; Musi river; Toxicity; Vitotox test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; GENOTOXICITY; INDIA; LUMINESCENCE; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 27844596694     PISSN: 00155500     EISSN: 25337602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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