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Cytotoxicity and mutagenicity of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene and its metabolites.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety - 1 Dec 1996
Honeycutt M E, Jarvis A S, McFarland V A
Abstract excerpt
Composting has been advocated and is being used as an economical method for remediating 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT)-contaminated soils. However, evidence suggests that TNT is transformed into products of unknown toxicity during the process. This study was undertaken to examine the in vitro cytotoxicity and mutagenicity of TNT and several of its degradation products/metabolites. TNT was equally cytotoxic to H4IIE...
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