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. 2014 Aug 21;2014:248461. doi: 10.1155/2014/248461

Table 3.

Mitotic index (MI) and frequency of chromosomal aberrations (CA) and micronucleus (MN) in 5000 cells analyzed (mean ± deviation) of Allium cepa meristematic cells after exposure to the wastewater samples from hospital and Berazategui plant.

Samples MI CA MN
April
 Negative control 13.06 ± 3.59 0.75 ± 0.96 0
 Monday 9.30 ± 0.61 2.33 ± 1.15 0
 Tuesday 9.91 ± 2.70 4.67 ± 1.53a 0
 Wednesday 8.65 ± 2.90 2.00 ± 1.00 0
 Thursday 11.05 ± 1.25 2.00 ± 0.05a 0
 Friday 14.09 ± 3.30 1.25 ± 1.26 0
June
 Negative control 58.24 ± 10.24 0.85 ± 1.05 0
 Monday 62.44 ± 1.52 0.67 ± 1.15 0.67 ± 0.58
 Tuesday 62.86 ± 4.35 0.75 ± 0.50 0.50 ± 1.00
 Wednesday 73.16 ± 4.55 0.50 ± 0.71 0
 Thursday 65.11 ± 2.86 1.00 ± 1.22 0
 Friday 57.36 ± 10.63 1.00 ± 0.82 0
July
 Negative control 58.24 ± 10.24 0.85 ± 1.05 0
 Monday 47.25 ± 11.31 0.75 ± 0.95 0.75 ± 0.95
 Tuesday 56.91 ± 8.42 2.00 ± 0.10a 0
 Wednesday 59.92 ± 9.82 2.00 ± 1.73 1.33 ± 1.53
 Thursday 61.16 ± 2.94 1.75 ± 0.96a 1.00 ± 1.41
 Friday 53.74 ± 14.96 1.75 ± 1.71 0.25 ± 0.50
September
 Negative control 63.33 ± 1.16 0.92 ± 0.06 0
 Monday 59.27 ± 5.87 2.25 ± 2.21 0.75 ± 0.50a
 Tuesday 62.34 ± 6.94 1.40 ± 1.14 0.20 ± 0.45
 Wednesday 62.49 ± 6.19 2.50 ± 1.29a 1.00 ± 2.00
 Thursday 63.27 ± 7.41 1.33 ± 0.58 2.00 ± 1.00a
 Friday 63.03 ± 7.97 3.00 ± 1.73a 0.33 ± 0.57
Berazategui plant
 Negative control 56.10 ± 11.39 0.75 ± 0.96 0
 April 57.09 ± 9.76 0.43 ± 0.53 1.00 ± 1.15
MMS 69.03 ± 4.86 3.83 ± 2.14a 1.80 ± 0.84a

aSignificantly different from negative control (P < 0.05), according to Kruskal-Wallis test.