Acute Genotoxic Effects of Effluent Water of Thermo-Power Plant “Kosova†In Tradescantia Pallida
الموضوعات :I.R. Elezaj 1 , L.B. Millaku 2 , R.H. Imeri-Millaku 3 , Q.I. Selimi 4 , K. Rr. Letaj 5
1 - Department of Biology, University of Prishtina,
P.O.Box 10.000 Prishtinë, Republic of Kosovo
2 - Department of Biology, University of Prishtina,
P.O.Box 10.000 Prishtinë, Republic of Kosovo
3 - Department of Biology, University of Prishtina,
P.O.Box 10.000 Prishtinë, Republic of Kosovo
4 - Department of Biology, University of Prishtina,
P.O.Box 10.000 Prishtinë, Republic of Kosovo
5 - Department of Biology, University of Prishtina,
P.O.Box 10.000 Prishtinë, Republic of Kosovo
الکلمات المفتاحية: Tradescantia, MN-test, cell aberration, mitotic index,
ملخص المقالة :
The aim of this study was the evaluation of acute genotoxic effect of effluent water of thermo-power plant by means of Tradescantia root tips micronucleus test (MN), mitotic index and cell aberrations.  Tradescantia, was experimentally treated (for 24 h), with effluent water of thermo-power plant in different dilution ratios (negative control – distilled water; primary untreated effluent water and 1:1; 1:2; 1:3; 1:4; 1:5; 1:6 and 1:7 respectively). Number of aberrant cells, and frequency of micronuclei (MN), in meristematic root tip cells of treated plants (Tradescantia), were significantly increased (P<0.001; P<0.001 respectively), while the mitotic index in all treated plants was progressively decreased in comparison to the negative control. The results of present study indicate that Tradescantia root-tip micronucleus assay with direct exposure of intact plants is an appropriate method which enables to detect genotoxic effects of effluent waters.
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