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When we monitor the environment for the mutagenicity of chemical pollutants, we have a diversity of purposes: we are concerned not only for the biological evaluation of chemicals that have already been introduced into the environment, but also for the new chemicals that are being introduced each year. We are not only interested in evaluating effects of exposure to these chemicals on man himself, but also in evaluating the effects on all other organisms.
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de Serres, F.J. (1978). Higher Plant Systems as Monitors of Environmental Mutagens. In: Waters, M.D., Nesnow, S., Huisingh, J.L., Sandhu, S.S., Claxton, L. (eds) Application of Short-Term Bioassays in the Fractionation and Analysis of Complex Environmental Mixtures. Environmental Science Research, vol 15. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3611-2_4
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