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The Ames mutagenicity assay applied to a range of soils

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>1/01/1989
<mark>Journal</mark>Chemosphere
Issue number7-8
Volume18
Number of pages8
Pages (from-to)1657-1664
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

The Ames test was applied to a range of Welsh soil samples to define the typical range of mutagenic activity in soils. Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98 and TA100 typically gave 6 - 19 and 24 - 38 revertants per gram soil, respectively. A general trend towards increased mutagenicity in soils with elevated PAH levels was observed.