title: River water genotoxicity evaluation using micronucleus assay in fish erythrocytes.
abstract: The quality of Caí river water (Rio Grande do Sul State) in an area under the influence of a petrochemical complex was studied using the micronucleus assay in erythrocytes from peripheral blood of the fathead minnow Pimephales promelas. This cytogenetic in vivo assay was performed to evaluate the effects of petrochemical effluents on the stream. Organisms were exposed to samples collected at four sites, during an 11-month period. Three different exposure periods were used (7, 14, and 21 days) to evaluate their influence in genotoxic detection. The 14-day exposure period was most effective in detecting genotoxicity in samples from this area. The presence of substances with clastogenic and/or aneugenic potential could be detected at the different sites analyzed. This in vivo assay allowed the detection of genotoxicity in the area studied, indicating the potential for environmental genotoxicity monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Divisão de Biologia, Programa de Pesquisas Ambientais, Departamento de Laboratórios, Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luís Roessler, Avenida Dr. Salvador França, 1707, 90690-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. claricetl@fepam.rs.gov.br
authors.forename: Clarice
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Torres de Lemos
authors.forename: Patrícia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Milan Rödel
authors.forename: Nara
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Regina Terra
authors.forename: Nânci
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cristina D'Avila de Oliveira
authors.forename: Bernardo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erdtmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D003530:Cyprinidae; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D015162:Micronucleus Tests; D009153:Mutagens / Q000633:toxicity*; D045483:Rivers; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D009153:Mutagens; D014873:Water Pollutants