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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleAssessment of the Mutagenicity of Some Pharmaceutical EffluentsA. Akintonwa, O. Awodele, A. T. Olofinnade et al.Problem statement: The pharmaceutical industry is a major contributor to industrial wastes globally. Effluents from this industry are usually discharged into the environment and when not properly handled and disposed, they affect both human health and the environment. Approach: This study evaluated the mutagenic potentials of effluents from six pharmaceutical companies in the Lagos province of Nigeria using modified Ames … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 7,509 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleDetermination of the Mutagenicity of 2-aminoanthracene Using Chicken Hepatic S-9 FractionVladimir A. Chistyakov, Alexander V. Usatov, Aleksander I. Klimenko et al.The abundance of potential genotoxins makes it necessary to improve microbial test systems that allow to identify these substances quickly. At the same time, the methodology of metabolic activation of promutagens in vitro is very important. Microsomal preparations of rodents, which are generally used for that, have significant disadvantages associated with the potential health risks of the inducers of the … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 4 · 16 Nov 2018 · 7,192 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsMutagenic Screening of Crude Oil Fractions Using Modified Ames Test and Allium cepa (Linn) AssayOlufunsho Awodele, Alade Akintonwa, Sunday O. Olayemi et al.Problem statement: Crude oil which may be broadly characterized as paraffinic or naphthenic is a complex mixture of alkanes, cycloalkanes and aromatic hydrocarbons. About 500,000 workers are employed in crude oil exploration and production worldwide. There have been reports of occupational exposure during drilling, pumping and transportation of crude oil, including maintenance of equipment used for these processes. Thus, skin … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2010 · 8,629 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDecolorization of Mordant Orange-1 by Marinobacter algicola MO-17R. S. Shertate, Prakash ThoratProblem statement: The textile industries use different types of dyes in their processing units which are liberated in natural marine water bodies. This release of dyes in turn affect the marine flora and fauna very adversely. Approach: The release of textile dyes into the environment is a matter of concern due to the toxicity, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity and xenobiotic nature. Hence, … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 25 Feb 2012 · 7,513 accessesView PDF Cite