Evaluation of genotoxicity and toxicity of water and sediment samples from a Brazilian stream influenced by tannery industries

Chemosphere

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1211-1217

  Júnior, Horst Mitteregger ^a,c   Silva, Juliana da ^b   Arenzon, Alexandre ^c   Portela, Carina Saraiva ^c   Ferreira, Isabel Cristina Fernandes de Sá ^b   Henriques, João Antônio Pêgas ^b,c  

^a Centre for Leather Technology   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allium test; Environmental monitoring; Genotoxicity; Leather; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); LEATHER; MUTAGENESIS; SEDIMENTS; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

ALLIUM TEST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENOTOXICITY;

WATER POLLUTION;

WATER;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); LEATHER; MUTAGENESIS; SEDIMENTS; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

AMPHIPOD; CRUSTACEAN; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENOTOXICITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SEWAGE; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TEST; VEGETABLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME MUTATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA; ECOTOXICITY; EFFLUENT; GENOTOXICITY; HYALELLA AZTECA; LEATHER INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; ONION; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; SUMMER; WINTER;

BRAZIL; ESTANCIA; SERGIPE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; HYALELLA AZTECA;

EID: 33846601721     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.10.048     Document Type: Article

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