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Genotoxicity of Don River bottom sediments (2001–2007)

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Data on genotoxicity of Don River bottom sediments in 2001–2007 are given. The regions of Lower Don are identified where genotoxin pollution has a chronic character are identified. The possible sources of their input are discussed.

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Original Russian Text © M.A. Sazykina, V.A. Chistyakov, I.S. Sazykin, 2012, published in Vodnye Resursy, 2012, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 92–98.

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Sazykina, M.A., Chistyakov, V.A. & Sazykin, I.S. Genotoxicity of Don River bottom sediments (2001–2007). Water Resour 39, 118–124 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0097807811060169

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