Meristems

Increasing mutagenicity of São Gonçalo Channel waters based on the Allium cepa test

T. S. Paiva, Garcias, G. L., and Martino-Roth, M. G., Increasing mutagenicity of São Gonçalo Channel waters based on the Allium cepa test, vol. 8, pp. 299-309, 2009.

The São Gonçalo Channel is of great importance to the conservation of local biodiversity; it also is a water supply source of the city of Pelotas, Brazil, and the surrounding region. We examined the mutagenic activity of its waters. The following items were seasonally investigated in Allium cepa root radicular meristem cells: mitotic index, mitotic anomalies, interphase anomalies, and total anomalies. Water samples were collected from four different stations, Lock Dam, Santa Bárbara Channel, Pelotas Creek, and Barra do Laranjal. A drinking water negative control was used.

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