Water quality of urban streams: the Allium cepa seeds/seedlings test as a tool for surface water monitoring.

ScientificWorldJournal · 2014 · PMC4276675 · PMID 25574484

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The MI and MN values of seeds exposed to the samples did not differ significantly from the NC, but those exposed to samples from the Pedras downstream site had a nearly significant decrease in MI ( P < 0.08) and increase in MN ( P < 0.08), indicating potential toxicity.

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