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Utility of In Situ Assays for Detecting Environmental Pollutants


Pages: 13    Published: Jan 1990


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Abstract

In Situ bioassays are toxicity determining techniques applied to or designed for use under real world conditions outside of the control of the laboratory. A number of plants and animals, domestic and wild, are used in situ to measure and monitor mutagenesis, carcinogenesis and other biological endpoints; for example, growth, nitrogen fixation, excretion of urinary δ-aminolevulinic acid, blood cell abnormalities, etc. The organisms include corn, soybean, spiderwort, white footed mouse, wild house mouse, mudminnow, white croaker and brown bullhead fish, sea urchin and mussel.


Keywords:
in situ, toxicology, environmental pollution, mutagenesis, carcinogenesis, toxicity

Paper ID: STP18962S
Committee/Subcommittee: D34.02
DOI: 10.1520/STP18962S
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