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Environmental monitoring for genotoxic compounds

Johan Bierkens, Ethel Brits and Luc Verschaeve 8.1 Introduction [Pg.229]

In this chapter the types of genotoxic effects are discussed and then the techniques currently available for detecting genotoxins are briefly described and evaluated. The emphasis is on screening assays for environmental samples and because the aim of ecotoxicology is to study the effect of pollutants on natural populations and not on individual animals per se, the final section discusses the ecological relevance of genotoxic effects and their possible implications for risk assessment. [Pg.229]

The genome, defined as the total hereditary material (DNA) contained within the cells of an organism, is made up of individual molecules called nucleotides that contain the bases adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G) and cytosine (C). The DNA molecule is a double helix composed of two intertwined nucleotide chains oriented in opposite directions. These chains of nucleotides in DNA are wound up and compacted into the chromosomes that are found in the nucleus of a cell. [Pg.229]

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