Evaluation of the dioxin-like toxicity in soil samples from Thua Thien Hue province using the AhR-CALUX bioassay – An update of Agent Orange contamination in Vietnam

In this study, an AhR-responsive reporter-gene cell-based bioassay CALUX was used to assess the biological potency of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs (dl-PCBs) in top soil samples collected from a former airbase (A-So) and remote regions from urban and agricultural areas in Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam. In...

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Main Authors: Tran Thi Ai My, Nguyen Duy Dat, Kersten Van Langenhove, Michael S. Denison, Hoang Thai Long, Marc Elskens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651321000828