Wild rodents were collected alive in a suburban area to the north of Rome before, during, 6 months and 1 year after the Chernobyl accident. Radionuclide determinations to assess their content of 137Cs and mutagenecity tests (bone-marrow micronucleus test and sperm abnormalities assay) were performed on the captured animals. The results obtained for the species Mus musculus domesticus (which was the rodent captured in highest numbers), compared with the results obtained before the fallout, showed an increase of both micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes (MPCEs/1000 PCEs) and 137Cs content during and after the fallout.
Cs-137 determination and mutagenicity tests in wild Mus musculus domesticus before and after the Chernobyl accident / Cristaldi, Mauro; E., D'Arcangelo; L. A., Ieradi; D., Mascanzoni; T., Mattei; I., VAN AXEL CASTELLI. - In: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. - ISSN 0269-7491. - STAMPA. - 64:1(1990), pp. 1-9. [10.1016/0269-7491(90)90091-P]
Cs-137 determination and mutagenicity tests in wild Mus musculus domesticus before and after the Chernobyl accident.
CRISTALDI, Mauro;
1990
Abstract
Wild rodents were collected alive in a suburban area to the north of Rome before, during, 6 months and 1 year after the Chernobyl accident. Radionuclide determinations to assess their content of 137Cs and mutagenecity tests (bone-marrow micronucleus test and sperm abnormalities assay) were performed on the captured animals. The results obtained for the species Mus musculus domesticus (which was the rodent captured in highest numbers), compared with the results obtained before the fallout, showed an increase of both micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes (MPCEs/1000 PCEs) and 137Cs content during and after the fallout.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
