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GENOTOXIC WASTE [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Toxicology
  • Genetics
CONT

Genotoxic waste is highly hazardous and may have mutagenic (capable of inducing a genetic mutation), teratogenic (capable of causing defects in an embryo or fetus), or carcinogenic (cancer-causing) properties.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Toxicologie
  • Génétique
CONT

Les déchets génotoxiques sont dangereux et peuvent présenter des propriétés carcinogènes, mutagènes ou tératogènes.

Key term(s)
  • déchet génotoxique

Spanish

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