Assessment of the Genotoxicity of super(137)Cs Radiation Using Vicia-Micronucleus, Tradescantia-micronucleus and Tradescantia-Stamen-Hair Mutation Bioassays

The ability of three plant bioassays to gauge DNA damage induced by low doses of cesium 137 was weighed. Tradescenatia clone 4430 and Vicia faba were exposed to the radionuclide to achieve external and internal irradiation. The three bioassays demonstrated different sensitivities to the treatments. The Tradescantia-micronucleus test appeared to be the most sensitive relative to the Tradescantia-stamen hair mutation test and the V. faba-micronucleus test. All three protocols were deemed effective for assessing the genotoxic effects of super(137)Cs pollution.