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Hospital wastewater (HWW) constitutes a potential risk to the ecosystems and human health due to the presence of toxic and genotoxic chemical compounds. In the present work we investigated toxicity and genotoxicity of wastewaters from the public hospital of Buenos Aires (Argentina). The effluent fromthe sewage treatment plant (STP) serving around 10 million inhabitants was also evaluated. The study was carried out between April and September 2012. Toxicity and genotoxicity assessment was performed using the green algae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and the Allium cepa test, respectively. Toxicity assay showed that 55% of the samples were toxic to the algae (%I of growth between 23.9 and 54.8). The A. cepa test showed that 40% of the samples were genotoxic. The analysis of chromosome aberrations (CA) and micronucleus (MN) showed no significant differences between days and significant differences betweenmonths.Thesample fromthe STP was not genotoxic to A. cepa but toxic to the algae (%I = 41%), showing that sewage treatment was not totally effective. This study highlights the need for environmental control programs and the establishment of advanced and effective effluent treatment plants in the hospitals, which are merely dumping the wastewaters in the municipal sewerage system. Copyright © 2014 Anahí Magdaleno et al.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Ecotoxicological and genotoxic evaluation of Buenos Aires city (Argentina) hospital wastewater
Autor:Magdaleno, A.; Juárez, Á.B.; Dragani, V.; Saenz, M.E.; Paz, M.; Moretton, J.
Filiación:Cátedra de Higiene Y Sanidad, Facultad de Farmacia Y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junin 956, 4 Piso, Buenos Aires, C1113AAC, Argentina
Departamento de Biodiversidad Y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1428EGA, Argentina
Instituto de Biodiversidad Y Biología Experimental Y Aplicada (IBBEA-CONICET), Buenos Aires, C1428EGA, Argentina
Palabras clave:ampicillin; cefalotin; ceftazidime; ceftriaxone; chlorhexidine; ciprofloxacin; gentamicin; glutaraldehyde; hypochlorite sodium; nitrofural; povidone iodine; vancomycin; algal growth; Argentina; Article; chromosome aberration; chromosome analysis; controlled study; ecotoxicity; ecotoxicology; effluent toxicity; evaluation study; genotoxicity; hospital waste; hospital wastewater; micronucleus test; onion; public hospital; Selenastrum capricornutum; sewage treatment plant; toxicity testing; waste water
Año:2014
Volumen:2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/248461
Título revista:Journal of Toxicology
Título revista abreviado:J. Toxicol.
ISSN:16878191
CAS:ampicillin, 69-52-3, 69-53-4, 7177-48-2, 74083-13-9, 94586-58-0; cefalotin, 153-61-7, 58-71-9; ceftazidime, 72558-82-8; ceftriaxone, 73384-59-5, 74578-69-1; chlorhexidine, 3697-42-5, 55-56-1; ciprofloxacin, 85721-33-1; gentamicin, 1392-48-9, 1403-66-3, 1405-41-0; glutaraldehyde, 111-30-8, 37245-61-7; hypochlorite sodium, 7681-52-9; nitrofural, 59-87-0; povidone iodine, 25655-41-8; vancomycin, 1404-90-6, 1404-93-9
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_16878191_v2014_n_p_Magdaleno

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Magdaleno, A., Juárez, Á.B., Dragani, V., Saenz, M.E., Paz, M. & Moretton, J. (2014) . Ecotoxicological and genotoxic evaluation of Buenos Aires city (Argentina) hospital wastewater. Journal of Toxicology, 2014.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/248461
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Magdaleno, A., Juárez, Á.B., Dragani, V., Saenz, M.E., Paz, M., Moretton, J. "Ecotoxicological and genotoxic evaluation of Buenos Aires city (Argentina) hospital wastewater" . Journal of Toxicology 2014 (2014).
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/248461
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Magdaleno, A., Juárez, Á.B., Dragani, V., Saenz, M.E., Paz, M., Moretton, J. "Ecotoxicological and genotoxic evaluation of Buenos Aires city (Argentina) hospital wastewater" . Journal of Toxicology, vol. 2014, 2014.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/248461
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Magdaleno, A., Juárez, Á.B., Dragani, V., Saenz, M.E., Paz, M., Moretton, J. Ecotoxicological and genotoxic evaluation of Buenos Aires city (Argentina) hospital wastewater. J. Toxicol. 2014;2014.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/248461