Evaluating genotoxicity associated with microcystin-LR and its risk to source water safety in Meiliang Bay, Taihu Lake

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 250-255

  Wu, Jian Yong ^a   Xu, Qiu Jin ^b,c   Gao, Guang ^b   Shen, Jian Hua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^c CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Genotoxicity; Microcystin LR; Risk assessment; Taihu Lake

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAKE POLLUTION; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLVENTS;

GENOTOXICITY; MICROCYSTIN-LR; TAIHU LAKE; TOLERABLE DAILY INTAKE (TDI);

TOXICITY;

CYANOGINOSIN LR; DRINKING WATER;

ALGAL BLOOM; CYANOBACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; EUTROPHICATION; GENOTOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AMES TEST; ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CHINA; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENOTOXICITY; LAKE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOS CHROMOTEST; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; MARINE TOXINS; MICROCYSTINS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAWATER; TIME FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGSU; MEILIANG BAY; TAIHU LAKE;

ARA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 33646808070     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20178     Document Type: Article

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