Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6311036 | Chemosphere | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠The genotoxic risk of potentially bioavailable trace metals was evaluated in the Berre lagoon. ⺠Potentially bioavailable metals were extracted in synthetic seawater adjusted to pH 4 or pH 6. ⺠Their genotoxicity was evaluated by the Ames test, the comet assay and the micronucleus assay. ⺠Results showed no correspondence between free metal contents and genotoxic activities. ⺠Positive results were probably due to uncharacterized genotoxic or comutagenic compounds.
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Authors
Sylvain Rigaud, Carole Di Giorgio, Olivier Radakovitch, Jean-Marie Garnier, Michel De Méo,