Genotoxic evaluation of the River Paranaíba hydrographic basin in Monte Carmelo, MG, Brazil, by the Tradescantia micronucleus

Abstract Pollutants have adverse effects on human health and on other organisms that inhabit or use water resources. The aim of the present study was to assess the environmental quality of three watercourses in Monte Carmelo, MG, Brazil, using the micronucleus test on Tradescantia. For each treatmen...

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Main Authors: Carlos F. Campos, Boscolli B. Pereira, Edimar O. de Campos-Junior, Eduardo F. Sousa, Henrique N. Souto, Sandra Morelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2015-12-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572015000400507&lng=en&tlng=en