Cytotoxic potential of waters of the streams Mandacaru, Maringá, Miosótis and Nazareth in the urban area of Maringá, Paraná State, Brazil=Investigação do potencial citotóxico das águas dos ribeirões Mandacaru, Maringá, Miosótis e Nazareth, localizados na área urbana de Maringá, Estado do Paraná, Brasil

Streams Mandacaru, Maringá, Miosótis and Nazareth in the urban area of Maringá, Estado do Paraná, Brazil are affected by the local population’s polluting practices. Meristemic cells of Allium cepa L. roots were used as test system to evaluate the cytotoxic effects of the streams’ water. Onion roots...

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Main Authors: Veronica Elisa Pimenta Vicentini, Rosinete Gonçalves Mariucci, Paula Garcia Martin, Ana Flávia Reusing, Larissa Aparecida Gonçalves, Elisângela Düsman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2012-07-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum : Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/download/8275/pdf