Reduction of genotoxicity of a creosote-contaminated soil after fungal treatment determined by the tradescantia-micronucleus test
The fungal degradation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in a contaminated soil from a hazardous waste site was evaluated in a pilot-scale study. As some PAH are known to be mutagens, the Tradescantia-micronucleus test (TRAD-MCN) was selected to evaluate the genotoxicity of the soil before and after fungal treatment. The genotoxicity test was conducted with Tradescantia clone 4430. Cuttings were exposed for 30 hours to different dilutions of soil extracts from the PAH-contaminated soil before and after fungal treatment. The results indicate that the Trad-MCN test has a potential utility for evaluating the efficiency of bioremediation of genotoxic soil contaminants. (Copyright (c) 1993 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.)
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH (United States). Risk Reduction Engineering Lab.
- OSTI ID:
- 5233702
- Report Number(s):
- PB-94-130077/XAB; EPA--600/J-93/495
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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AROMATICS
BIODEGRADATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROCARBONS
LAND POLLUTION
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
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