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Environmental Mutagenesis

Environmental Mutagenesis is a scientific concept within the field of toxicology that denotes the process by which environmental agents induce irreversible changes in the genetic material of organisms, thereby distinguishing it from endogenous or inherited mutagenic processes through its reliance on exogenous chemical, physical, or biological mutagens present in the environment.

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382

Chemical Mutagens. Principles and Methods for Their Detection.

Annals of Internal Medicine · 1974 · 1.5K citations

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Atmospheric Reactions of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Facile Formation of Mutagenic Nitro Derivatives

James N. Pitts, Karel A. Van Cauwenberghe, Daniel Grosjean et al. · Science · 1978 · 705 citations

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Evaluation of the new system (umu-test) for the detection of environmental mutagens and carcinogens

Yoshimitsu Oda, Seiichi Nakamura, Iwashiro Oki et al. · Mutation Research/Environmental Mutagenesis and Related Subjects · 1985 · 638 citations

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Mutagenic and carcinogenic potential of a textile azo dye processing plant effluent that impacts a drinking water source

Rodrigo Otávio Alves de Lima, Ana Paula Bazo, Daisy Maria Fávero Salvadori et al. · Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis · 2006 · 547 citations

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Molecular and environmental aspects of mutagenesis

Environmental Pollution (1970) · 1976 · 441 citations

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Authors

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  1. DM
    David M. DeMarini

    Environmental Protection Agency, United States

    10 publications · 324 citations

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  2. LD
    Larry D. Claxton

    Research Triangle Park Foundation, United States

    9 publications · 404 citations

    9

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  3. JR
    John R. Meier

    Environmental Protection Agency, United States

    6 publications · 575 citations

    6

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  4. TE
    Tadeusz E. Kleindienst

    Research Triangle Park Foundation, United States

    6 publications · 250 citations

    6

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  5. HN
    Haruo Nukaya

    University of Shizuoka, Japan

    6 publications · 193 citations

    6

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Institutions

353

  1. Environmental Protection Agency

    Washington, United States

    14 h-index

    66 publications

    4.3K citations

  2. Research Triangle Park Foundation

    Durham, United States

    12 h-index

    46 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. Åbo Akademi University

    Turku, Finland

    10 h-index

    15 publications

    595 citations

  4. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

    Durham, United States

    9 h-index

    18 publications

    434 citations

  5. University of Shizuoka

    Shizuoka, Japan

    7 h-index

    23 publications

    702 citations

  6. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

    Kyoto, Japan

    6 h-index

    19 publications

    493 citations

  7. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Kyoto Women's University

    Kyoto, Japan

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    498 citations

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  1. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology

    33 publications · 1.8K citations

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  3. Environmental Science & Technology

    24 publications · 1.1K citations

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  4. The Science of The Total Environment

    21 publications · 577 citations

    15

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 16 publications · 529 citations

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