All sorts of pollution on the planet can be traced back to development of industries and the
most important among them is water pollution. Clean technologies, management practices …

The systematic study of genotoxicity in plants induced by contaminants and other stress
agents has been hindered to date by the lack of reliable and robust biomarkers. The comet …

Soil forms a huge reservoir of nutrients that sustains life on earth. Anthropogenic and natural
impacts have led to degradation of land which declines the overall quality of soil, water or …

Imazethapyr (IM) is an imidazolinone herbicide that is currently used for broad-spectrum
weed control in soybean and other legume crops. In this study, cytotoxic and genotoxic …

The increasing use of pesticides has caused global concerns about the toxic effects and
adverse consequences of pesticides on humans and the environment. Among the ways to …

Nanogenotoxicity is an emergent field, relevant for estimating the potential genotoxic risk of
nanomaterials. In this study we investigated the genotoxic potential of zinc oxide (ZnO …

Genotoxic effects of Chlorfenvinphos and fenbuconazole were examined by using mitotic
index, mitotic phase, chromosomal abnormalities, 2C DNA content and Comet assay on the …

In this study, the genotoxicity of the artificial sweeteners acesulfame potassium, aspartame,
saccharin, and sorbitol, which are used in food industry and by patients with diabetes, was …

Genotoxic effects of Bismuth (III) oxide nanoparticles (BONPs) were investigated on the root
cells of Allium cepa by Allium and Comet assay. A. cepa roots were treated with the aqueous …

The rampant use of pesticides can cause serious environmental problems. They can be
contaminating surface water and groundwater, affecting the surrounding micro and macro …