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DIN 38415-4:1999-12

German standard methods for the examination of water, waste water and sludge - Sub-animal testing (group T) - Part 4: Determination of the genotoxic potential using the Salmonella microsome test (Ames Test) (T 4)

Summary

The document describes a sub-animal test for the determination of the genotoxic potential of water and waste water contents against a test organism (salmonella bacteria). One a culture medium comparising tests with treated and not treated test organism were carried out and the comparise of the numbers of mutants gives information about the possible genotoxic effects of the water sample.

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Publisher Deutsche Institut für Normung e.V. (DIN)
Publication Date 12/01/1999
Page Count 26
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