Evaluation of the toxic and genotoxic potential of landfill leachates using bioassays

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 288-293

  Bortolotto, Tiago ^a   Bertoldo, Jean Borges ^a   Silveira, Fernanda Zanette da ^a   Defaveri, Tamires Manganelli ^a   Silvano, Jacira ^a   Pich, Claus Tröger ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO EXTREMO SUL CATARINENSE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Genotoxicity; Landfill leachates; Mutagenesis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BRAZIL; CICHLID; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA; ECOTOXICITY; EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; LANDFILL LEACHATE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUTAGEN TESTING; NONHUMAN; ONION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

GEOPHAGUS BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 67650263425     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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