[The detection and assessment of the total mutagenic action of the aerosol portion of the chemical atmospheric contaminants from industrially developed cities of Ukraine].

The studies on assessment of total mutagenic activity of chemical pollutants of atmospheric air in some Ukrainian towns with the mainly developed metallurgical industry were carried out using the Ames test with metabolic activation. It was established that the air samples taken in five towns during 12 months had mutagenicity to certain extent, both with and without metabolic activation. The degree of mutagenic effects' pronouncement among the towns tested was distributed as follows: Mariupol' > Zaporozhye > Donetsk > Krivoĭ Rog > Makeyevka.