Reevaluation of the toxicity of chlorinated water and the usefulness of MX as an index

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 523-531

  Itoh, Sadahiko ^a   Nakano, Atsushi ^b   Araki, Toshiaki ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nagoya 466 8555 Japan   (Japan)

^c MURATA MANUFACTURING CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorination; Chromosomal aberration test; Disinfection by products; MX; Transformation test

Indexed keywords

2FURANONE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE; CHLOROFORM; HUMIC ACID; TAP WATER; TRIHALOMETHANE;

ASSAY; CHLORINATION; CHROMOSOME; DISINFECTION; TOXICITY; WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOGENICITY; CHLORINATION; CHO CELL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; LAKE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TIME; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CHLORINE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; COCARCINOGENESIS; DISINFECTANTS; FURANS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33845418373     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/WH.2006.0035     Document Type: Article

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