In situ monitoring of mutagenicity of air pollutants in São Paulo City using Tradescantia-SHM bioassay

In situ monitoring of mutagenicity of air pollutants in São Paulo City using Tradescantia-SHM bioassay

The Tradescantia stamen hair mutation assay (Trad-SHM) was employed for assessing the environmental mutagenesis in two areas of São Paulo City. The study sites were defined as follows: 1) Celso Garcia Avenue, an industrial area on the outskirts of the urban center (Belém neighborhood), with an avera...

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Main Authors: Ferreira Maria Izildinha, Rodrigues Geraldo Stachetti, Domingos Marisa, Saldiva Paulo Hilário do N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2003-01-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Subjects:
Pollution
mutagenesis
bioassay
Tradescantia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132003000200017

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