In situ monitoring of mutagenicity of air pollutants in São Paulo City using Tradescantia-SHM bioassay
The Tradescantia stamen hair mutation assay (Trad-SHM) was employed for assessing the environmental mutagenesis in two areas of São Paulo City. The study sites were defined as follows: 1) Celso Garcia Avenue, an industrial area on the outskirts of the urban center (Belém neighborhood), with an avera...
Main Authors: | Ferreira Maria Izildinha, Rodrigues Geraldo Stachetti, Domingos Marisa, Saldiva Paulo Hilário do N. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
2003-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132003000200017 |
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