The Allium Test — A Potential Standard for the Assessment of Environmental Toxicity

2009 ◽  
pp. 331-331-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Fiskesjö
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Toxicity ◽  
Allium Test

Potential Use of Proteomics in Shellfish Aquaculture: from Assessment of Environmental Toxicity to Evaluation of Seafood Quality and Safety

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 402-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tania Gomes ◽  
Ambrogina Albergamo ◽  
Rosaria Costa ◽  
Luigi Mondello ◽  
Giacomo Dugo
Keyword(s):  
Quality And Safety ◽  
Environmental Toxicity ◽  
Shellfish Aquaculture ◽  
Potential Use

2,4-Dichlorophenol and MCPA in a V79 Test

1988 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-250
Author(s):  
Geirid Fiskesjö
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Hamster ◽  
Chinese Hamster Cell ◽  
Test System ◽  
Similar Degree ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Industrial Chemicals ◽  
Allium Test ◽  
Chinese Hamster Cell Line ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Mutagenic Effects

Two industrial chemicals, 2,4-dichlorophenol and 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid (MCPA), which have no toxic effects on the Chinese hamster cell line V79 alone, were tested for toxicity and mutagenicity in a cell-mediated test, where mixed-function oxidase (MFO) enzymes are active in the metabolism of xenobiotics. For 2,4-dichlorophenol, a dose-dependent toxicity as well as a slight mutagenicity could be shown when oxygenation enzymes were present. A similar degree of toxicity in a plant test system (the Allium test) indicates a similar risk of damage from exposure to dichlorophenol treatments in both these systems. MCPA did not induce any toxic or mutagenic effects at the concentrations tested. These results were not in agreement with previous results in plant material, where MCPA was clearly toxic at relatively low doses. However, since chlorophenols have been found in plants sprayed with phenoxyacetic acids, further investigations should be performed concerning potential risk to human beings.

The Allium Test—An Alternative

1987 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-35
Author(s):  
Geirid Fiskesjö
Keyword(s):  
Allium Test

Genotoxicity Screening of Leachates from Solid Industrial Wastes Evaluated with the Allium Test

1997 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter G. Odeigah ◽  
Jide Ijimakinwa ◽  
Bimbo Lawal ◽  
Rebecca Oyeniyi
Keyword(s):  
Steel Slag ◽  
Settling Tank ◽  
Growth Curves ◽  
Solid Wastes ◽  
Industrial Wastes ◽  
Allium Test ◽  
Chemical Company ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Paint Sludge ◽  
Toxic Industrial Waste

Six solid wastes from the metal industry, from the chemical industry and from the production of pesticides were investigated for their toxic and genotoxic properties by using the Allium test. To simulate environmental conditions and better assess their environmental impact, the solid wastes were leached with water, and the water-extractable micropollutants were lyophilised before screening. The mean root lengths of onions exposed to different concentrations of the leachates were measured, and EC50 values were determined from the growth curves. The EC50 values of the wastes were ranked, in the order: organochlorine pesticide waste, settling tank sludge from a chemical company, paint sludge, lead slag, steel slag and aluminium slag. The leachates were also mitodepressive, and caused significant increases in the frequency of chromosome aberrations. These results demonstrate that the Allium test is a useful screening test for the evaluation and ranking of toxic industrial waste.

Changes in chromosome structure, mitotic activity and nuclear DNA content from cells of Allium Test induced by bark water extract of Uncaria tomentosa (Willd.) DC

2006 ◽  
Vol 107 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mieczysław Kuraś ◽  
Julita Nowakowska ◽  
Elwira Śliwińska ◽  
Radosław Pilarski ◽  
Renata Ilasz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitotic Activity ◽  
Dna Content ◽  
Nuclear Dna ◽  
Chromosome Structure ◽  
Water Extract ◽  
Nuclear Dna Content ◽  
Allium Test ◽  
Uncaria Tomentosa
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