title: Tradescantia-micronucleus assay for the assessment of the clastogenicity of Austrian water.
abstract: Seven water samples collected from Vienna and Salzburg areas in Austria were tested for their clastogenicity with the Tradescantia-micronucleus (Trad-MCN) assay. There was no indication of clastogenic activity in two drinking water samples; likewise, samples from two major rivers (Danube and Salzburg) and of a river that received effluents from a paper mill also gave negative results. Urban river water as well as ground water samples which were collected near an industrial waste dump site caused a statistically significant and dose dependent increase of the MCN frequencies.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Tumorbiologie-Krebsforschung, Universität Wien, Borschkegasse 8a, A-1090, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Steinkellner
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kassie
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knasmüller
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D005618:Fresh Water; D005843:Geography; D007220:Industrial Waste; D015162:Micronucleus Tests; D009153:Mutagens / Q000633:toxicity*; D010944:Plants / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D014504:Urban Health; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000633:toxicity*; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D009153:Mutagens; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical