Assessment of the genotoxic impact of pesticides on farming communities in the countryside of Santa Catarina State, Brazil

dc.creatorSalvagni, Jaqueli
dc.creatorTernus, Raquel Zeni
dc.creatorFuentefria, Alexandre Meneghello
dc.date2011-08-06T06:02:04Z
dc.date2011
dc.identifier1415-4757
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10183/30835
dc.identifier000780315
dc.descriptionThe aim of this study was to assess the use of pesticides on farms located in the Lambedor River watershed in Guatambu, State of Santa Catarina, as well as to determine, by micronucleus testing, the risk of genotoxic impact. Samples from locally collected Cyprinus carpio, Hypostomus punctatus, Rhamdia quelen and Oreochromis niloticus gave evidence of a mean increase in micronuclei frequency from 6.21 to 13.78 in 1,000 erythrocytes, a clear indication of the genotoxic potenciality of pesticide residues in regional dams, and their significant contribution to local environmental contamination.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageeng
dc.relationGenetics and molecular biology. Vol. 34, n. 1 (mar. 2011), p. 122-126
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.subjectPraguicidas
dc.subjectGenotoxicidade
dc.subjectAgrotóxicos
dc.subjectPesticides
dc.subjectEnvironment
dc.subjectMicronucleus test
dc.titleAssessment of the genotoxic impact of pesticides on farming communities in the countryside of Santa Catarina State, Brazil
dc.typeArtigo de periódico
dc.typeNacional


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