Genotoxicity of industrial wastewaters obtained from two different pollution sources in northern India: A comparison of three bioassays

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 609, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-91

  Fatima, Riffat A ^a   Ahmad, Masood ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Allium cepa test; Ames fluctuation test; Ames mutagenicity testing; ROS; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; MANNITOL; PESTICIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALLIUM CEPA TEST; AMES FLUCTUATION TEST; AMES PLATE INCORPORATION TEST; ANAPHASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTOXICITY; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; ONION; PHYTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ALLIUM; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MANNITOL; MICROSOMES, LIVER; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTATION; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 33748210702     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2006.06.023     Document Type: Article

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