Article
Environmental effects of genotoxins (eco-genotoxicology).
Mutagenesis - 1 Sept 1992
Würgler F E, Kramers P G
Abstract excerpt
Genotoxic chemicals can damage the genetic material of humans as well as that of organisms living in the environment. With respect to adverse effects, alterations induced in the germ line, leading to alterations in the genetic make-up of populations, are of primary concern in ecosystems, because...
Topics
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Climate
- Environmental Exposure
- Environmental Health
- Environmental Monitoring
- Environmental Pollution
- Genetics, Population
- Health Policy
- Humans
- Mutagenicity Tests
- Mutagens
- Mutation