Use of plant genotoxicity bioassay for the evaluation of efficiency of algal biofilters in bioremediation of toxic industrial effluent

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-64

  Abdel Migid, Hala M ^a   Azab, Yehia A ^a   Ibrahim, Waeel M ^a  

^a Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Algal biofilters; Allium cepa; Bioremediation; Genotoxicity tests; Vicia faba

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; INDUSTRIAL TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ALGA; BIOASSAY; BIOREMEDIATION; CHROMOSOME; EFFLUENT; GENOTOXICITY; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INHIBITION; PLANT; TOXICITY TEST;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOFILTER; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GENOTOXICITY; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INTERPHASE; MERISTEM; MITOSIS INHIBITION; MITOSIS RATE; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; ONION; PHYTOTOXICITY; REDUCTION KINETICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROOT CELL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VICIA FABA;

ALGAE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FILTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MERISTEM; MITOSIS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; ONIONS; PLANT ROOTS; VICIA FABA;

ALGAE; ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; VICIA; VICIA FABA;

EID: 33845992545     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2005.10.011     Document Type: Article

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