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Evaluation of biotoxicity of textile dyes using two bioassays.
Journal of basic microbiology - 1 Jan 2003
Moawad Hassan, El-Rahim Wafaa M Abd, Khalafallah M
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The toxicity of eight textile dyes was evaluated using two bioassays namely: Ames test and seed germination test. The Ames test is widely used for the evaluation of hazardous mutagenic effect of different chemicals, as a short-term screening test for environmental impact assessment. The eight-textile dyes and Eithidium bromide dye (as positive control) were tested with five "his" Salmonella typhimurium strains:...
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