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Toxicity evaluation of residues (biosolids and vinasse) introduced in sugarcane crops using different techniques and test organisms

Grant number: 14/21221-8
Support Opportunities:Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
Start date: November 01, 2014
End date: October 31, 2015
Field of knowledge:Biological Sciences - Ecology - Applied Ecology
Principal Investigator:Carmem Silvia Fontanetti Christofoletti
Grantee:Vinicius Daguano Gastaldi
Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Rio Claro , SP, Brazil
Associated research grant:12/50197-2 - Action of products used in cultivation of sugar cane on non-target organisms, AP.BIOEN.TEM

Abstract

The project aims to contribute in obtaining data about the possible toxic and polluting potential of vinasse obtained from different products (sugarcane and orange), through the analysis of micronucleus test performed with the plant Tradescantia (Trad-MCN). It also aims to introduce the student in experimental techniques and fundamental concepts of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis.

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