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Bioassays for risk assessment of coal conversion products.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10461379     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Traditional as well as biotechnological processing of coal leads to complex mixtures of products. Besides chemical and physical characterization, which provides the information for product application, there is a need for bioassays to monitor properties that are probably toxic, mutagenic or cancerogenic. Investigations carried out focused on the selection, adaptation and validation of bioassays for the sensitive estimation of toxic effects. Organisms like bacteria, Daphnia magna and Scenedesmus subspicatus, representing different complexities in the biosphere, were selected as test systems for ecotoxicological and mutagenicity studies. The results obtained indicate that bioassays are, in principle, suitable tools for characterization and evaluation of coal-derived substances and bioconversion products. Using coal products, coal-relevant model compounds and bioconversion products, data for risk assessment are presented.
Authors:
S Schacht; C Sinder; F Pfeifer; J Klein
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Applied microbiology and biotechnology     Volume:  52     ISSN:  0175-7598     ISO Abbreviation:  Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol.     Publication Date:  1999 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-10-20     Completed Date:  1999-10-20     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8406612     Medline TA:  Appl Microbiol Biotechnol     Country:  GERMANY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  127-30     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
DMT-Gesellschaft für Forschung und Prüfung mbH, Essen, Germany. schacht@dmt-fp.cubis.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Algae, Green / growth & development
Animals
Biodegradation, Environmental
Biological Assay / methods*
Coal*
Daphnia / growth & development
Ecosystem
Environmental Monitoring
Humic Substances / toxicity*
Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / toxicity*
Mutagenicity Tests
Vibrio / growth & development
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Coal; 0/Humic Substances; 0/Hydrocarbons, Aromatic

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