The assessment of genotoxic effects of wastewater from a fertilizer factory

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-51

  Durgo, Ksenija ^a   Oreščanin, Višnja ^b   Lulić, Stipe ^c   Kopjar, Nevenka ^d   Želježić, Davor ^d   Čolić, Jasna Franekić ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b USKNI   (Croatia)

^c RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^d INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Ames assay; Comet assay; DNA damage; Lipid peroxidation; Phosphogypsum

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; DNA; FERTILIZER; GLUTATHIONE; PHOSPHORIC GYPSUM; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; AMES TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; FERTILIZER FACTORY; GENOTOXICITY; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; INDUSTRY; LARYNX CARCINOMA; LEUKOCYTE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; WASTE WATER;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FERTILIZERS; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEUKOCYTES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MUTAGENS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

PHOSPHOGYPSUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 58149463448     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1381     Document Type: Article

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