Genotoxicity of heterocyclic PAHs in the micronucleus assay with the fish liver cell line RTL-W1.

Heterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are, together with their un-substituted analogues, widely distributed throughout all environmental compartments. While fate and effects of homocyclic PAHs are well-understood, there are still data gaps concerning the ecotoxicology of heterocyclic PAHs: Only few pub...

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Main Authors: Markus Brinkmann, Henning Blenkle, Helena Salowsky, Kerstin Bluhm, Sabrina Schiwy, Andreas Tiehm, Henner Hollert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3887109?pdf=render