Effect of point-of-use disinfection, flocculation and combined flocculation–disinfection on drinking water quality in western Kenya

Use of the Comet test and micronucleus a

Use of the Comet test and micronucleus assay on human white blood cells for in vitro assessment of genotoxicity induced by different drinking water disinfection protocols

✍ Francesca Maffei; Annamaria Buschini; Carlo Rossi; Paola Poli; Giorgio Cantelli 📂 Article 📅 2005 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 138 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract Surface water disinfection can lead to the formation of mutagenic/carcinogenic by‐products derived from reactions with naturally occurring inorganic compounds. We investigated the feasibility and potential usefulness of an integrated approach to genotoxicity analysis of drinking water.