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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | In vitro toxicity and genotoxicity assessment of disinfection by-products, organic N-chloramines |
Author: | Laingam, S. Froscio, S. Bull, R. Humpage, A. |
Citation: | Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, 2012; 53(2):83-93 |
Publisher: | Wiley-Liss |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
ISSN: | 0893-6692 1098-2280 |
Statement of Responsibility: | S. Laingam, S.M. Froscio, R.J. Bull, and A.R. Humpage |
Abstract: | Disinfection by-products (DBPs) are of concern to both water industries and health authorities. Although several classes of DBPs have been studied, and there are regulated safe levels in disinfected water for some, a large portion of DBPs are not characterized, and need further investigation. Organic N-chloramines are a group of DBPs, which can be formed during common disinfection processes such as chlorination and chloramination, but little is known in terms of their toxicological significance if consumed in drinking water. Only a few in vitro studies using bacterial assays have reported some genotoxic potential of organic N-chloramines, largely in the context of inflammatory processes in the body rather than exposure through drinking water. In this study, we investigated 16 organic N-chloramines produced by chlorination of model amino acids and amines. It was found that within the drinking water-relevant micromolar concentration range, four compounds were both cytotoxic and genotoxic to mammalian cells. A small reduction of cellular GSH was also observed in the treatment with these four compounds, but not of a magnitude to account for the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity. The results presented in this study demonstrate that some organic N-chloramines, at low concentrations that might be present in disinfected water, can be harmful to mammalian cells. |
Keywords: | WIL2-NS cytotoxicity flow cytometry micronucleus assay oxidative stress |
Rights: | ©2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
DOI: | 10.1002/em.20684 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/em.20684 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Environment Institute publications Medical Sciences publications |
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