Cell culture systems are more sensitive than Saccharomyces cervisiae tests for assessing the toxicity of aquatic pollutants

Cultured fish and human cells have been used as bioassay systems for the evaluation of the toxicity of aquatic pollutants. The toxicity of aquatic pollutants Cd, Hg, and Ni are reported, using cell culture systems and the yeast S. cervisiae test. Because the related toxicity is fairly well establish...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 1988-07, Vol.41 (1), p.1-3
Main Authors: MOCHIDA, K, GOMYODA, M, FUJITA, T, YAMAGATA, K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cadmium - toxicity
Cell Line - drug effects
Environmental pollutants toxicology
Humans
Medical sciences
Mercury - toxicity
Methods
Nickel - toxicity
Saccharomyces cerevisiae - drug effects
Toxicology
Water
Water Pollutants - toxicity
Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity
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Summary:Cultured fish and human cells have been used as bioassay systems for the evaluation of the toxicity of aquatic pollutants. The toxicity of aquatic pollutants Cd, Hg, and Ni are reported, using cell culture systems and the yeast S. cervisiae test. Because the related toxicity is fairly well established, Cd, Hg, and Ni were chosen as model compounds of pollutants. Data indicate that cell culture systems are more sensitive than the S. cervisiae test for evaluating these toxicities.
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/BF01689051