Plant bioassays for an in situ monitoring of air near an industrial area and a municipal solid waste: Zilina (Slovakia).
The process of a bioindication of genotoxic effects of complex mixtures on the environment using higher plants is very appropriate and effective. We present the results of an in situ indication of the genotoxic effects of polluted environment near Zilina city. For a more complex monitoring we used: the Tradescantia micronucleus (Trad-MCN) assay, the Tradescantia microspore test and an evaluation of the abortivity of the pollen grains of native plant species. We found significant differences in the frequency of the micronuclei when using the Trad-MCN test in local of Duben. The Tradescantia pollen abortivity test showed significant differences in the frequency of the abortive pollen grains between the exposed groups and the control group. By using native plant species in the pollen abortivity test we found significant differences in both of the two locations for the four following species during two consecutive years: Artemisia vulgaris, Melilotus albus, Trifolium pratense, Typha latifolia.
Solenská
Martina
M
Department of Botany, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Révová 39, Bratislava 1, Slovakia. solenska@fns.uniba.sk
Micieta
Karol
K
Misík
Miroslav
M
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D007221:Industry / Q000592:standards; D048629:Micronuclei, Chromosome-Defective / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009153:Mutagens / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000592:standards; D018154:Slovakia; D034823:Tradescantia / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics
D000393:Air Pollutants; D009153:Mutagens