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Construction waste such as road pavement and concrete is estimated to constitute about 50% of the total industrial waste in Japan, and the recycling of such material has recently become a prominent topic among construction engineers. It has also been suggested that various types of industrial waste be utilized as components of construction materials. This paper investigates the environmental safety of certain materials in terms of the elutions and genotoxicities of these substances. The substances extracted from some materials, such as emulsifier, ash, and sediment, were found to have genotoxic characteristics. The dose-related responses of the various materials and their genotoxic strengths are shown.
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Received: June 16, 1998 / Accepted: September 7, 1999
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Ono, Y., Uemura, H., Kanjo, Y. et al. Genotoxicity of substances extracted from construction materials. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 2, 38–42 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-999-0013-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-999-0013-6