Evaluation of the genotoxicity of treated urban sludge in the Tradescantia micronucleus assay

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 672, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-54

  Mielli, Ana C ^a   Matta, Marcus E M ^b   Nersesyan, Armen ^c   Saldiva, Paulo H N ^a   Umbuzeiro, Gisela A ^b  

^a Department of Pediatrics   (Brazil)

^b Genotoxicity and Microbiology Division CETESB   (Brazil)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chronic exposure; Clone 4430; Mutagenicity; Sludge toxicity; Tradescantia pallida; Urban sewage

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; TAP WATER; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTOXICITY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TRADESCANTIA;

ARSENICALS; BRAZIL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; OXIDES; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; TRADESCANTIA; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

TRADESCANTIA; TRADESCANTIA PALLIDA;

EID: 57649103680     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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