| assessment of environmental stress by the micronucleus and comet assays on limnoperna fortunei exposed to guaíba hydrographic region samples (brazil) under laboratory conditions. | the guaíba basin is a source of drinking water for porto alegre (rs, brazil). the water from this basin receives industrial, urban, and rural waste from many sources. the mussel species limnoperna fortunei was chosen based on population data, distribution, and sensitivity. previous tests with comet assay and micronuclei frequency in this freshwater mussel have shown to be successful in biomonitoring studies. the aim of this study was to evaluate the genotoxic contamination of the guaíba lake hyd ... | 2007 | 17267262 |