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Genotoxicity of river water under the influence of petrochemical industrial complexes

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  1. Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental, Av. A. J. Renner, 10, 90250, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

    C. T. Lemos & V. M. F. Vargas

  2. Department of Biophysics and Biotechnology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

    J. A. P. Henriques

  3. Department of Genetics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

    M. S. Mattevi

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Lemos, C.T., Vargas, V.M.F., Henriques, J.A.P. et al. Genotoxicity of river water under the influence of petrochemical industrial complexes. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 52, 848–855 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00200693

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