Mutagenicity assessment of aerosols in emissions from wood combustion

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) extracts of PM2.5 collected from combustion of seven wood species and briquettes were tested for mutagenic activities using Ames test with Salmonella typhimurium TA98 and TA100. The woods werePinuspinaster (maritime pine), Eucalyptus globulus (eucalypt), Quercus...

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Main Author: Binh Ngan Vu (author)
Format: masterThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/5802
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/5802