Genotoxicity and composition of particulate matter from biomass burning in the eastern Brazilian Amazon region

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1427-1433

  de Oliveira Alves, Nilmara ^a   Matos Loureiro, Ana Lúcia ^b   dos Santos, Fernando Cavalcante ^b   Nascimento, Kátia Halter ^b   Dallacort, Rivanildo ^c   de Castro Vasconcellos, Pérola ^b   de Souza Hacon, Sandra ^d   Artaxo, Paulo ^b   de Medeiros, Silvia Regina Batistuzzo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alkanes; Amazon region; Biomass burning; Genotoxicity; Micronucleus; PAHs

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; BLACK CARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RETENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKANE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOASSAY; BIOMASS BURNING; BLACK CARBON; CARCINOGEN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GENOTOXICITY; MUTAGENICITY; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS BURNING; BRAZIL; CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENOTOXICITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING; TRADESCANTIA; TRADESCANTIA PALLIDA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALKANES; ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; BRAZIL; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIRES; MUTAGENS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SOOT; TRADESCANTIA;

AMAZONIA;

TANGARA; TRADESCANTIA PALLIDA;

EID: 79958769127     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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