Pollen mother cells of Tradescantia clone 4430 and Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea are equally sensitive to the clastogenic effects of X-rays [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2002 The Tradescantia micronucleus test is a sensitive bioassay for mutagenesis that may be employed both under field and laboratory conditions. This test has been standardized mostly on the basis of the results obtained with clone 4430.
F. Suyama +7 more
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Ability of Allium cepa L. root tips and Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea in N-nitrosodiethylamine genotoxicity and mutagenicity evaluation [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2010 N-nitroso compounds, such as N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), can be formed by the reaction of secundary amines with nitrosating agents, and are suspected to be involved in tumors in humans.
Claudia R. de Rainho +3 more
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The Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea active bioassay for water monitoring: evaluating and comparing methodological conditions [PDF]
Revista Ambiente & Água, 2014 Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea cuttings with flower buds are utilized in bioassays to diagnose genotoxic effects of water. The literature describes different substances used to adapt and recover the cuttings before and after exposure to water samples
Mara Betânia Brizola Cassanego +5 more
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Biomonitoring of air quality in the Bodoquena microregion, Mato Grosso Do Sul: mutagenic and morphoanatomical alterations in Tradescantia pallida (rose) D.R. Hunt var. purpurea [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2021 The objective of this study was to assess air quality in relation to vehicular traffic flow in cities located at different elevations in the Bodoquena microregion, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
S. A. M. Salgueiro +4 more
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Genotoxicity biomonitoring of sewage in two municipal wastewater treatment plants using the Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea bioassay [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2011 The genotoxicity of untreated and treated sewage from two municipal wastewater treatment plants (WTP BN and WTP SJN) in the municipality of Porto Alegre, in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, was evaluated over a one-year period using the
Márcia Regina Thewes +2 more
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Revista Brasileira de Engenharia de Biossistemas, 2014 O setor produtivo busca cada vez mais a utilização de subprodutos e resíduos industriais como alternativas econômica e ambiental para sustentabilidade produtiva.
P.H. GORNI +3 more
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Biomonitoring of the air with Tradescantia pallida (Rose) D. R. Hunt var purpurea Boom (Commelinaceae) [PDF]
Revista Ambiente & Água, 2012 The population growth and the comfort generated by progress have greatly contributed with the increase in the air pollution, making the air in several urban centers polluted by substances that are harmful to human being.
Agnes Barbério +1 more
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Aborto polínico em Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea
Revista ThemaEste estudo foi desenvolvido para testar a viabilidade do bioensaio aborto polínico (AP) em botões florais de Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea na avaliação de genotoxicidade da água superficial.
Luciana Rodrigues Nogueira +3 more
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Biomonitoring the genotoxic potential of the air on Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea under climatic conditions in the Sinos River basin, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2015 The present study evaluated the genotoxic effects of the atmospheric air on Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea in urban areas with different intensities of vehicular traffic and in riparian forest fragments in the Sinos River Basin (Rio Grande do Sul ...
M. B. B. Cassanego +3 more
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Genotoxicity on Tradescantia pallida var. Purpurea Plants Exposed to Urban and Rural Environments in the Metropolitan Area of Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2012 The Trad-MCN bioassay was used to investigate the genotoxicity on Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea plants exposed to variations in the environmental conditions in urban and rural sites in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, southern Brazil, over a one-year period. In spring 2009 and in summer, autumn and winter 2010, potted plants of T.
Annette Droste
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