Abstract
Genotoxic chemicals are increasingly being used in our daily life. 180-chemicals were screened to identify the priority of hazardousness from the point of view of their genotoxicity. Umu-test was used to evaluate the genotoxicity of these chemicals. Some chemicals exhibited high genotoxic response. A scoring algorithm was developed to evaluate the hazardousness level of these chemicals based on their genotoxicity level and four other characteristics: biodegradation probability, soil adsorption coefficient (KOC), bioconcentration factor (BCF), Henry's Law constant (HLC). Then, these chemicals were sorted in a descending order of their hazardousness probability.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 125-131 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Water Science and Technology |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 7-8 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 27 2000 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 3rd IAWQ Specialised Conference on Hazard Assessment and Control of Environmental Contaminants - Shiga, Jpn Duration: Dec 5 1999 → Dec 8 1999 |
Keywords
- BCF
- Biodegradation probability
- Genotoxicity
- HLC
- KOC
- Umu-test
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Engineering
- Water Science and Technology