Genotoxic evaluation of the non-halogenated disinfection by-products nitrosodimethylamine and nitrosodiethylamine

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 185, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 613-618

  Liviac, D ^a   Creus, A ^a   Marcos, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Disinfection by products; Genotoxicity; Micronucleus test; Nitrosamines

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA IONS; COMET ASSAYS; CULTURED HUMAN CELL; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS; DNA DAMAGES; DOUBLE-STRAND BREAKS; DRINKING WATER; ENZYME TREATMENT; GENOTOXIC; GENOTOXIC EVALUATION; GENOTOXICITIES; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HUMAN PERIPHERAL BLOOD; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; N-NITROSAMINES; NITROSODIMETHYLAMINE; OXIDATIVE DNA DAMAGE; RAW WATER;

AMINATION; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; ENZYMES; HALOGENATION; POTABLE WATER; RATING;

ASSAYS;

DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; DNA FORMAMIDOPYRIMIDINE GLYCOSYLASE; DRINKING WATER; PURINE;

AMMONIA; BIOASSAY; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; ENZYME; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTOXICITY; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; DISINFECTION; DNA DAMAGE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; EVALUATION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BREAK;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; COMET ASSAY; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; DISINFECTANTS; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 78649932215     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.09.062     Document Type: Article

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