Allium test for air and water borne pollution control
al-Sabti, K.
Cytobios 58(233): 71-78
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0011-4529 PMID: 2805813 Document Number: 329529
An Allium cepa test was used to study the genotoxicity of the ecosystem. Elevated frequencies of chromosomal aberrations (CA) and root growth inhibition were observed in Allium as a result of exposure to genotoxicants investigations in rainfall, snowfall, a petrochemical polluted site and in aquarium water, compared with the relevant control. The Allium test has been shown to be a useful tool for the detection of potentially genotoxic substances in air and water screening programmes.