Ecotoxicological and genotoxic evaluation of Buenos Aires city (Argentina) hospital wastewater

Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Magdaleno, Anahí ^a   Juárez, Ángela Beatriz ^a,b   Dragani, Valeria ^a   Saenz, Magalí Elizabeth ^a   Paz, Marta ^a   Moretton, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Departamento de Biodiversidad Y Biología Experimental Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales Universidad de Buenos Aires ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; NITROFURAL; POVIDONE IODINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EFFLUENT TOXICITY; EVALUATION STUDY; GENOTOXICITY; HOSPITAL WASTE; HOSPITAL WASTEWATER; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; ONION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84907413304     PISSN: 16878191     EISSN: 16878205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/248461     Document Type: Article

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