Genotoxic effects of industrial wastewater on Allium cepa L.

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1919-1923

  Şik, Levent ^a   Acar, Okan ^b   Aki, Cüneyt ^b  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberrations; Mitotic index; Refined water; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTOXICITY; MERISTEM; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; ONION; PLANT BULB; PLANT GROWTH; TELOPHASE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 66449096877     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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