GENOTOXICITY OF SHALLOW WATERS NEAR THE BRAZILIAN ANTARCTIC STATION "COMANDANTE FERRAZ" (EACF), ADMIRALTY BAY, KING GEORGE ISLAND, ANTARCTICA

• Published in: Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
• Main Authors: Arthur José da Silva Rocha, Marina Tenório Botelho, Fabio Matsu Hasue, Maria José de Arruda Campos Rocha Passos, Caroline Patricio Vignardi, Phan Van Ngan, Vicente Gomes
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015
• Subjects: Antarctica; Biomonitoramento ambiental; Gondogeneia antarctica; Genotoxicidade; ensaio cometa; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Admiralty Bay; Antarctic; Ferraz; King George Island; Yellow Point; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-87592015080906301; https://doaj.org/article/f04e4ee4f121429c85e23f207d8eb1e5

Series of biomonitoring surveys were undertaken weekly in February 2012 to investigate the genotoxicity of the shallow waters around the Brazilian Antarctic Station "Comandante Ferraz" (EACF). The comet assay was applied to assess the damage to the DNA of hemocytes of the crustacean amphip...