Genotoxic and mutagenic effects of polluted surface water in the midwestern region of Brazil using animal and plant bioassays

Abstract This study aimed to evaluate DNA damage in animal and plant cells exposed to water from the Água Boa stream (Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil) by using bioassays, and to identify the chemical compounds in the water to determine the water quality in the area. Through the cytotoxicity bio...

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Main Authors: Priscila Leocádia Rosa Dourado, Monyque Palagano da Rocha, Liriana Mara Roveda, Jorge Luiz Raposo Junior, Liliam Sílvia Cândido, Claudia Andréa Lima Cardoso, Maria Aparecida Marin Morales, Kelly Mari Pires de Oliveira, Alexeia Barufatti Grisolia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572016005017101&lng=en&tlng=en