Title: Evaluation of mutagenic activity of organic micropollutants present in surface waters

Authors: E. Contiero, P. Venier, E. Fortunati, G. Navazio, A. G. Levis

Addresses: Department of Biology, University of Padua, Via Trieste 75, I-35128 Padua, Italy. ' Department of Biology, University of Padua, Via Trieste 75, I-35128 Padua, Italy. ' Department of Biology, University of Padua, Via Trieste 75, I-35128 Padua, Italy. ' Industrial Chemistry Institute, University of Padua, Via Marzolo 9, I-35128 Padua, Italy. ' Department of Biology, University of Padua, Via Trieste 75, 1-35128 Padua, Italy

Abstract: Surface water to be employed in drinking water supplies can be characterised both by chemical analysis and mutagenic activity in order to detect genotoxic compounds present as environmental pollutants or produced by drinking water treatments. In our experimental conditions, only two samples out of seven raw and four processed water extracts (Amberlite XAD-2 concentration) gave mutagenic effects using the Salmonella typhimurium/microsome assay (Ames test).

Keywords: mutagenicity; surface water; organic micropollutants; drinking water; mutagenic activity; genotoxic compounds; environmental pollution; water pollution; water quality.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.1992.028492

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 1992 Vol.2 No.1/2, pp.87 - 96

Published online: 18 Sep 2009 *

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