Suitability of a Cellulose-Based Nanomaterial for the Remediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Freshwaters: A Case-Study Showing the Recovery of Cadmium Induced DNA Integrity Loss, Cell Proliferation Increase, Nuclear Morphology and Chromosomal Alterations on <i>Dreissena polymorpha</i>

Suitability of a Cellulose-Based Nanomaterial for the Remediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Freshwaters: A Case-Study Showing the Recovery of Cadmium Induced DNA Integrity Loss, Cell Proliferation Increase, Nuclear Morphology and Chromosomal Alterations on <i>Dreissena polymorpha</i>

The contamination of freshwaters by heavy metals represents a great problem, posing a threat for human and environmental health. Cadmium is classified as carcinogen to humans and its mechanism of carcinogenicity includes genotoxic events. In this study a recently developed eco-friendly cellulose-bas...

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Main Authors: Patrizia Guidi, Margherita Bernardeschi, Mara Palumbo, Massimo Genovese, Vittoria Scarcelli, Andrea Fiorati, Laura Riva, Carlo Punta, Ilaria Corsi, Giada Frenzilli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Nanomaterials
Subjects:
DNA damage
micronucleus
nuclear morphology alteration
cellular proliferation
cadmium
zebra mussel (<i>Dreissena polymorpha</i>)
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/9/1837

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