Ivanova I.Yu., Solovykh G.N., Amelina L.V., Tomilina I.I., Prokhorova I.M.
EVALUATION OF TOXIC AND MUTAGENIC FEATURES OF BOTTOM DEPOSITS OF URAL AND SAKMARA RIVERS IN THE AREA OF THE LARGE INDUSTRIAL CENTER (ORENBURG) ^{[№ 12 ' 2006]}
In the bottom deposits of Ural and Sakmara rivers in the area of the large industrial center – Orenburg the presence of substances able to exert toxic and mutagenic influence on test objects was determined. Presence of such substances in grounds is indicative of a source of chronic pollution of rivers in the surveyed area. Comparison of data obtained on toxicogenetic tests using Chlorella vulgaris, Allium cepa, Drozophila melanogaster indicated that level and scope of mutagenic pollution of bottom deposits are changing depending from the term and place of sampling.