Application of micronucleus test and comet assay to evaluate BTEX biodegradation

Chemosphere

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1030-1036

  Mazzeo, Dânia Elisa Christofoletti ^a   Matsumoto, Silvia Tamie ^b   Levy, Carlos Emílio ^c   de Angelis, Dejanira de Franceschi ^a   Marin Morales, Maria Aparecida ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genotoxicity; HTC cells; Monoaromatic hydrocarbons; Mutagenicity; Toxicity reduction; Volatile organic compound

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; METABOLITES; MIXTURES; TISSUE CULTURE; TOXICITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIODEGRADATION PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GENOTOXICITIES; MONOAROMATIC HYDROCARBON; MUTAGENICITY; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TOXICITY REDUCTION; WATER SOLUBILITIES;

BIODEGRADATION;

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BTEX; CYTOLOGY; GENOTOXICITY; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MUTAGENICITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RODENT; SOLUBILITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMET ASSAY; GENOTOXICITY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; TISSUE CULTURE;

RATTUS;

EID: 84869874608     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.08.012     Document Type: Article

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