Assessment of genotoxic effects of wastewater of Kitchener pool, Nile Delta Region, North Egypt, using Allium test

Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Table 4 Number of cells examined, mitotic index, percentage of total abnormalities, types and percentage of abnormalities of Allium cepa roots after different treatments of mixed water and control

Treatment	No. of cells examined	MI ± SE	% abn		Types and % abnormalities
Treatment	No. of cells examined	MI ± SE	% abn		Goat		Micro	Stick	Bridge	Vac. cell	C-mit	Dist
Control	1432	11.69 ± 1.1	1.3	0.0		0.0		0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.8
12 h
25%	945	12.40 ± 0.9	13.1	26.1		30.8		17.3	9.7	7.8	10.8		7.5
50%	1120	9.70 ± 1.2	14.2	42.4		20.5		20.4	0.0	9.4	7.3		0.0
100%	1620	6.90* ± 1.1	18.2	28.5		0.0		42.6	10.8	13.2	0.0		4.9
24 h
25%	846	11.10 ± 0.8	6.5	46.5		0.0		16.3	0.0	12.3	16.3		8.6
50%	971	10.10 ± 0.9	13.0	10.3		30.8		20.6	5.1	14.1	8.9		10.2
100%	1063	7.20* ± 1.2	24.1	8.0		24.4		25.0	0.0	9.0	13.3		20.3
36 h
25%	1680	10.10 ± 1.3	9.6	40.8		9.3		12.3	3.3	10.2	15.8		8.3
50%	1570	9.00 ± 2.0	10.3	35.4		10.5		15.1	5.3	11.5	15.1		7.1
100%	1740	3.50*** ± 1.4	25.2	47.5		11.1		15.2	0.0	7.5	12.4		6.3