Cellular damages in the Allium cepa test system, caused by BTEX mixture prior and after biodegradation process

Chemosphere

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-18

  Mazzeo, Dânia Elisa Christofoletti ^a   Fernandes, Thaís Cristina Casimiro ^a   Marin Morales, Maria Aparecida ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberration; Genotoxicity; Micronucleus; Mutagenicity; Petroleum derivatives

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; GASOLINE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; TOXICITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIODEGRADATION PROCESS; CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; GENOTOXICITIES; MERISTEMATIC CELLS; MICRONUCLEUS; MUTAGENICITY; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

BIODEGRADATION;

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; GROUND WATER; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; CHROMOSOME; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MONOCOTYLEDON; MUTAGENICITY; PETROLEUM; SAMPLING; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TEST; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CELL DAMAGE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENOTOXICITY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; ONION;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 80051857232     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.06.056     Document Type: Article

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