Genotoxicity analysis of two halonitromethanes, a novel group of disinfection by-products (DBPs), in human cells treated in vitro

Environmental Research

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 232-238

  Liviac, Danae ^a   Creus, Amadeu ^a   Marcos, Ricard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Disinfection by products; Genotoxicity; Halonitromethanes; Micronucleus assay

Indexed keywords

BROMONITROMETHANE; CHLOROPICRIN; DNA; NITROMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CYTOLOGY; DAMAGE; DISINFECTION; GENOTOXICITY; METHANE; OXIDATION;

ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MICRONUCLEUS; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; COMET ASSAY; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ETHANE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; LYMPHOCYTES; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; NITRO COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 61749088401     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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