Genotoxic effects of transboundary pollutants in Pinus mugo in the high mountain habitats

Genotoxic effects of transboundary pollutants in Pinus mugo in the high mountain habitats

This study evaluated the environmental genotoxic load of mountain and alpine habitats of Slovak mountains caused by the total mixture of air pollutants at 69 sites using the phytoindicator Pinus mugo. The level of overall genotoxicity was determined by pollen grain abortion assay. This shows that th...

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Main Authors: Eva Klemmová Gregušková, Daniel Mihálik, Ján Kraic, Michaela Mrkvová, Jozef Sokol, Petr Gregor, Aneta Rafajová, Pavel Čupr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
Series:Ecological Indicators
Subjects:
Pinus mugo
Needles
Pollen abortivity
Heavy metals
Genotoxicity
High mountains habitats
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X22004800

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