Comparative assessment of genotoxicity of mineral water packed in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and glass bottles

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1462-1470

  Ceretti, Elisabetta ^a   Zani, Claudia ^a   Zerbini, Ilaria ^a   Guzzella, Licia ^b   Scaglia, Mauro ^c   Berna, Vanda ^c   Donato, Francesco ^a   Monarca, Silvano ^d   Feretti, Donatella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c ARPA Regional Environmental Agency of Brescia   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allium cepa micronucleus test; Comet assay; Mineral water; Mutagenicity; Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles; Tradescantia micronucleus test

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGES; COMMERCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GLASS; GLASS BOTTLES; MARKETING; MINERALS; PLASTIC BOTTLES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; TESTING; TOXICITY; WATER;

ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM CEPA MICRONUCLEUS TEST; COMET ASSAYS; GENOTOXICITIES; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MINERAL WATER; MUTAGENICITY; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE BOTTLES; TRADESCANTIUM MICRONUCLEUS TEST;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACETALDEHYDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; MINERAL; MINERAL WATER; PHTHALIC ACID; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; VOLATILE AGENT;

ASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING WATER; GENOTOXICITY; GLASS; MUTAGENICITY; POLYMER; TOXIC MATERIAL; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; GENOTOXICITY; GLASS BOTTLE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LEUKOCYTE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTAGENICITY; ONION; PACKAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STORAGE; TOXICITY TESTING; TRADESCANTIA; WATER ANALYSIS;

ALLIUM CEPA; TRADESCANTIA;

EID: 76749125975     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.10.030     Document Type: Article

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