Ecotoxicity and genotoxicity assessment of cytostatic pharmaceuticals

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2208-2214

  Zounková, Radka ^a   Odráška, Pavel ^a,b   Doležalová, Lenka ^b   Hilscherová, Klára ^a,c   Maršálek, Blahoslav ^a,c   Bláha, Luděk ^a,c  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK MEMORIAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Antineoplastics; Cytostatic agents; Ecotoxicity; Genotoxicity; Pharmaceutical

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; ECOSYSTEMS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANTINEOPLASTICS; CYTOSTATIC AGENTS; ECOTOXICITY; GENOTOXICITY;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

CISPLATIN; CLADRIBINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTOSTATIC AGENT; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; PACLITAXEL; THIOTEPA;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUSTACEAN; DRUG; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; GENOTOXICITY; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RESPONSE; INHIBITION;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ECOTOXICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTOXICITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 35348926800     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/07-137R.1     Document Type: Article

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