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Article In Journal |
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Genotoxicity testing and biomarker studies on surface waters: an overview of the techniques and their efficacies Genotoxicity testing and biomarker studies on surface waters: an overview of the techniques and their efficacies |
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English |
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Abstract |
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Rapid industrialization, use of modern agriculture practices, and fast urbanization vis-a-vis indiscriminate use of xenobiotics have led to the serious problems of water pollution in India and abroad. The complexicity of the pollutants in environmental samples demands a multitude of genotoxicity testing with increasing simplicity, sensitivity, and affordability. Moreover, various pollutants mutually affect their own toxic behavior, which complicates the problem of risk assessment. An overview, highlighting the genotoxicity testing system, such as Ames plate incorporation test, Ames fluctuation test, E. coli survival assay, Allium cepa toxicity/genotoxicity test, comet assay, and plasmid nicking assay, is presented in this article, and a comparison has been made to estimate the efficacy of these genotoxicity bioassays performed on some surface waters. Some work on toxicity biomarkers vis-a-vis studies on surface waters has also been included in the present review. |
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1059-0501 |
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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part C |
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29 |
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Issue Number |
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3 |
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Publishing Year |
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1432 AH
2011 AD |
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Article |
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016 |
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Researchers
| Shams Tabrez | Tabrez, Shams | Investigator | | |
| Shazi Shakil | Shakil, Shazi | Researcher | Doctorate | |
| Maryam Urooj | Urooj, Maryam | Researcher | | |
| Ghazi Damanhouri | Damanhouri, Ghazi | Researcher | Doctorate | |
| Adel Abuzenadah | Abuzenadah, Adel | Researcher | Doctorate | |
| Masood Ahmad | Ahmad, Masood | Researcher | | |
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