Sediment genotoxicity in the Tietê River (São Paulo, Brazil): In vitro comet assay versus in situ micronucleus assay studies

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1842-1848

  Rocha, Paula Suares ^a   Luvizotto, George Luiz ^a   Kosmehl, Thomas ^a   Böttcher, Melanie ^a   Storch, Volker ^a   Braunbeck, Thomas ^a   Hollert, Henner ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brazil; Comet assay; Effluent; Fish erythrocytes; Genotoxicity; Micronucleus assay; RTL W1 cell line; Sediments; Tiet River

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CICHLID; DETECTION METHOD; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EFFLUENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GENOTOXICITY; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; CELL LINE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ERYTHROCYTE; FISH; GENOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEDIMENT; TILAPIA;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CELL LINE; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ERYTHROCYTES; FIBROBLASTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LIVER; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; RIVERS; TILAPIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA; TIETE RIVER;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 70049102154     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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