In vitro cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of chlorinated drinking waters sampled along the distribution system of two municipal networks

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 634, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-13

  Marabini, Laura ^a   Frigerio, Silvia ^a   Chiesara, Enzo ^a   Maffei, Francesca ^b   Cantelli Forti, Giorgio ^b   Hrelia, Patrizia ^b   Buschini, Annamaria ^c   Martino, Anna ^c   Poli, Paola ^c   Rossi, Carlo ^c   Radice, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlorination; Comet assay; Genotoxicity; Hep G2 cells; Human white blood cells; Micronucleus test; Tap water

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC NITRATE; TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINATED DRINKING WATER; CHLORINATION; COMET ASSAY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; ITALY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

CHLORINE; COMET ASSAY; HALOGENATION; HUMANS; ITALY; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 35548952680     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2007.05.017     Document Type: Article

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