A comparative toxicologic and genotoxic study of the herbicide arsenal, its active ingredient imazapyr, and the surfactant nonylphenol ethoxylate

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 123-126

  Grisolia, Cesar Koppe ^a   Bilich, Marina Rolim ^a   Formigli, Lia Menezes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arsenal; Genotoxicity; Imazapyr; Nonylphenol; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

2 (4 ISOPROPYL 4 METHYL 5 OXO 2 IMIDAZOLIN 2 YL)NICOTINATE ISOPROPYLAMMONIUM; HERBICIDE; NONYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATE; PESTICIDE; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; GENOTOXICITY; HERBICIDE; SURFACTANT; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA TENAGOPHILA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTOXICITY; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; DETERGENTS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; FEMALE; HERBICIDES; IMIDAZOLES; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MITOTIC INDEX; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; NIACIN; ONIONS; PLANT ROOTS;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA TENAGOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 4644363269     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2004.01.014     Document Type: Article

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