Application of micronucleus assay in plants to monitor environmental pollution in situ

• Authors: Beata Kośmider , Regina Osiecka , Jan T Siciński

Abstracts

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Samples of 5 vascular plant species: Achillea millefolium L., Artemisia vulgaris L., Festuca gigantea (L.) VILL., Ranunculus acris L. s. str. and Vicia angustifolia L. were collected
near Fuel Storage Station, Chemical Fibre Factory “Wistom” in Tomaszów Mazowiecki and Sewage
Treatment Plant in Sulejów. Genotoxicity of environmental pollution was analysed using micronucleus
assays in pollen mother and root tip cells in comparison with plant material collected in the Tatra
and Babia G óra National Parks. Abnorm alities in morphology of plants growing in polluted areas
were also found. The cytogenetical analyses revealed positive correlation between the percentage
of micronuclei and the presence of heavy metals in soil. Pollen mother cells (germ line) were
found more susceptible to DNA damage as compared with root tip cells (somatic line).

Keywords

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monitoring in situ; environmental pollution; micronuclei; pollen mother cells; root tip cells

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Biologica et Oecologica
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 4

Dates

published

2008

Contributors

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Beata Kośmider

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Regina Osiecka

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Jan T Siciński

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Department of Cytogenetics and Plant Molecular Biology Beata Kośmider - University of Łódź

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Department of Cytogenetics and Plant Molecular Biology Regina Osiecka - University of Łódź

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Department of Botany Jan T. Siciński - University of Łódź

Identifiers

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/11089/12319