This is the first book to present recently developed mammalian methodologies for evaluating mutagenic hazards of chemicals such as pesticides.

Mutagenicity: Assays and Applications presents an extensive examination of the detection, assessment and future of mutagenicity, particularly as it concerns hum

Many of the pesticides applied to food crops in this country are present in foods and may pose risks to human health. Current regulations are intended to protec

To meet the needs of an ever-growing world population for food and fiber, agriculture uses an arsenal of chemicals to control insects, weeds and other pests tha

The bacterial reverse mutation test uses amino-acid requiring at least five strains of Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli to detect point mutations by