Profile of micronucleus frequencies and DNA damage in different species of fish in a eutrophic tropical lake

Profile of micronucleus frequencies and DNA damage in different species of fish in a eutrophic tropical lake

Lake Paranoá is a tropical reservoir for the City of Brasilia, which became eutrophic due to inadequate sewage treatment associated with intensive population growth. At present, two wastewater treatment plants are capable of processing up to 95% of the domestic sewage, thereby successfully...

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Main Authors: Cesar K. Grisolia, Carla L. G. Rivero, Fernando L. R. M. Starling, Izabel C. R. da Silva, Antonio C. Barbosa, Jose G. Dorea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2009-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
genotoxicity
fish biomonitoring
eutrophic lake
micronucleus
comet assay
cytotoxicity
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