Embryotoxic and genotoxic potential of sewage system biofilm and river sediment in the catchment area of a sewage treatment plant in Switzerland

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1271-1279

  Häfeli, Nadja ^a   Schwartz, Patrick ^b   Burkhardt Holm, Patricia ^b  

^a University of Basel ^*  (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Comet assay; Early life stage; Embryo toxicity; Genotoxicity; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOFILM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EMBRYO; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GENOTOXICITY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BIOASSAY; BIOFILM; CATCHMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EGG PRODUCTION; EMBRYOTOXICITY; GENOTOXICITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HATCHING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RIVER; SAFETY; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SPRING; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MUTAGENS; RIVERS; SEWAGE; SWITZERLAND; TOXICITY TESTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZEBRAFISH;

SWITZERLAND;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 79958767417     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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