MUTAGENESIS IN Tradescantia pallida AS A BIOMARKER OF THE EFFECTS OF WATER POLLUTED WITH URBAN EFFLUENT

Authors

  • Ana Lúzia de Souza Araújo Bióloga. Pós-graduada em Gestão Ambiental – Ecogestão – Universidade Paulista. UNIP. São Paulo – SP, Brasil.
  • Eliane Tigre Guimarães Pesquisadora do Laboratório de Poluição Atmosférica Experimental da Faculdade de Medicina da USP. LIM-HC-FMUSP. São Paulo – SP, Brasil.
  • Robson Seriani Professor convidado da Pós-graduação em Gestão Ambiental – Ecogestão da Universidade Paulista – UNIP.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14295/holos.v14i1.6911

Keywords:

Efluente, Toxicidade, Tradescantia, Micronucleo

Abstract

The present paper evaluated the toxicity of effluent released into the Tiete River, in Barra Bonita City, São Paulo State, using the test micronucleus with Tradescantia pallida. Young inflorescences of T. pallida (n = 20) were partially immersed in one of three treatments: water containing effluent, a positive control (0.1% formaldehyde), and a negative control (distilled water). The results showed a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) between groups, indicating the genotoxicity of the effluent.

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Published

2014-06-18

How to Cite

Araújo, A. L. de S., Guimarães, E. T., & Seriani, R. (2014). MUTAGENESIS IN Tradescantia pallida AS A BIOMARKER OF THE EFFECTS OF WATER POLLUTED WITH URBAN EFFLUENT. Holos Environment, 14(1), 97–102. https://doi.org/10.14295/holos.v14i1.6911

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Short Communication

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