Mutagenic potential of some heavy metals

Abstract

Heavy metals are drastically different group from the point of view of its mutagenic properties. The mutagenic potential of eight heavy metals (Ag, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Pb, W) was investigated using plant test-system Crepis capillaris L. Ag and Cr were mutagens at the lowest concentrations (up to 10-8M), Cu and W were not mutagens. Analysis of the results obtained with other plant test-systems was done and good correlations were established. Toxic and mutagenic sequences of these metals were made up.

Keywords

plant test-systems / heavy metals / chromosome aberrations

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Reutova N.V.