| Main Title |
Natural Environment Surpasses Polluted Environment in Inducing DNA Damage in Fish. |
| Author |
Kurelec, B. ;
Garg, A. ;
Krca, S. ;
Chacko, M. ;
Gupta, R. C. ;
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| CORP Author |
Institut Rudjer Boskovic, Zagreb (Yugoslavia). ;Baylor Coll. of Medicine, Houston, TX. Dept. of Pharmacology.;Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. |
| Publisher |
c1989 |
| Year Published |
1989 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/J-89/202; |
| Stock Number |
PB90-147786 |
| Additional Subjects |
Marine fishes ;
Fresh water biology ;
Carcinogens ;
Mutagens ;
Liver ;
Reprints ;
DNA damage ;
Water pollution effects(Animals) ;
DNA adducts ;
Nucleotide mapping ;
Species diversity
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB90-147786 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
6p |
| Abstract |
Measurement of specific DNA adduct concentrations in target tissues of organisms may provide a key biologic end-point of exposure to environmental carcinogens. Using a general and highly sensitive assay with (32)P-postlabeling, it was found that natural populations of freshwater fish species chub, barbel, bream and carp, as well as a marine fish mugil, revealed the presence of four to nine qualitatively similar adducts irrespective of whether they were caught from unpolluted or polluted waters. No statistically significant differences were observed between the adduct levels of fish from the unpolluted waters and those of fish from the polluted waters. A dominant feature of the fish DNA adducts was a species specificity. The finding that a vast majority of DNA modifications in fish are caused by natural factors rather than man-made chemicals offers a basis for a more realistic view in assessing the genotoxic risks in any aquatic environment. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Carcinogenesis, v10 n7 p1337-1339 1989. Prepared in cooperation with Baylor Coll. of Medicine, Houston, TX. Dept. of Pharmacology. Sponsored by Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Natural Environment Surpasses Polluted Environment in Inducing DNA Damage in Fish. |
| Category Codes |
68D; 57F; 48G; 47D |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/10 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
007531398 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
