GENOTOXICITY OF SHALLOW WATERS NEAR THE BRAZILIAN ANTARCTIC STATION "COMANDANTE FERRAZ" (EACF), ADMIRALTY BAY, KING GEORGE ISLAND, ANTARCTICA

GENOTOXICITY OF SHALLOW WATERS NEAR THE BRAZILIAN ANTARCTIC STATION "COMANDANTE FERRAZ" (EACF), ADMIRALTY BAY, KING GEORGE ISLAND, ANTARCTICA

Series of biomonitoring surveys were undertaken weekly in February 2012 to investigate the genotoxicity of the shallow waters around the Brazilian Antarctic Station "Comandante Ferraz" (EACF). The comet assay was applied to assess the damage to the DNA of hemocytes of the crustacean amphip...

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Main Authors: Arthur José da Silva Rocha, Marina Tenório Botelho, Fabio Matsu Hasue, Maria José de Arruda Campos Rocha Passos, Caroline Patricio Vignardi, Phan Van Ngan, Vicente Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
Subjects:
Antarctica
Biomonitoramento ambiental
Gondogeneia antarctica
Genotoxicidade
ensaio cometa
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