Genotoxic effect of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, Brazil, evaluated by Helix aspersa (Müller, 1774)

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 157, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2037-2042

  Ianistcki, M ^a   Dallarosa, J ^b   Sauer, C ^c   Teixeira, C E ^c   da Silva, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c Fundacao Estadual de Protecao Ambiental Henrique Luis Roessler   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Genotoxicity; Helix aspersa; PAH; Particulate matter; Traffic density

Indexed keywords

COMET ASSAY; GENOTOXICITY; HELIX ASPERSA; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC DENSITY;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

PERMANENT MAGNETS;

BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; CHRYSENE; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; GASOLINE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BIOMONITORING; CELL ORGANELLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DNA; GENOTOXICITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; SNAIL;

AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; GENOTOXICITY; HELIX ASPERSA; HEMOLYMPH; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; COMET ASSAY; DNA; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HELIX (SNAILS); HEMOLYMPH; HUMANS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; URBAN HEALTH; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

BRAZIL; CANOAS; PORTO ALEGRE; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

HELIX ASPERSA;

EID: 65549158831     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.02.025     Document Type: Article

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