DNA damage of aquatic organisms living in polluted environments can be used as a biomarker of the genotoxicity of toxic agents to organisms. This technique has been playing an important role in ecotoxi- cological stud...DNA damage of aquatic organisms living in polluted environments can be used as a biomarker of the genotoxicity of toxic agents to organisms. This technique has been playing an important role in ecotoxi- cological study and environmental risk assessment. In this article, main types of DNA damage caused by pollut- ants in water environments were reviewed; methods of detecting DNA damage were also documented for water environmental monitoring.展开更多
基金Supported by the Youth Grant of the National High Technology Re-search and Development Program(2001AA649040) from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) P. R. China and the Key Project from the Ministry of Education (02132)
文摘DNA damage of aquatic organisms living in polluted environments can be used as a biomarker of the genotoxicity of toxic agents to organisms. This technique has been playing an important role in ecotoxi- cological study and environmental risk assessment. In this article, main types of DNA damage caused by pollut- ants in water environments were reviewed; methods of detecting DNA damage were also documented for water environmental monitoring.
