| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8850562 | Chemosphere | 2018 | 25 Pages |
Abstract
The clastogenic effects of water samples in seven locations of Lake Sevan (Armenia) with the application of Trad-MCN (micronuclei) bioassay using Tradescantia (clone 02) were investigated. A significant increase in the frequency of micronuclei in tetrads of pollen microspores and tetrads with micronuclei exposed to the test samples compared to the control has been revealed. A multivariate analysis indicated linkage between the frequencies of occurrence of micronuclei in the cells and Ni and Co ions. The results were compared with the endpoints of another Tradescantia-based test system (stamen hair mutation test) performed on the same water samples and generation of the plant: occurrences of micronuclei in sporogenic cells coincided with that of non-surviving stamen hair.
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Authors
E.A. Aghajanyan, R.E. Avalyan, A.E. Simonyan, A.L. Atoyants, B.K. Gabrielyan, R.M. Aroutiounian, A. Khosrovyan,