Chemical control of hepatotoxic phytoplankton blooms: Implications for human health

Water Research

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1995, Pages 1845-1854

  Lam, Angeline K Y ^a   Prepas, Ellie E ^a   Spink, David ^b   Hrudey, Steve E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Environmental Protection Branch ^*  (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

alum; chlorine; Cyanobacteria; diquat; drinking water; hepatotoxin; lime; microcystin LR; potassium permanganate; Simazine

Indexed keywords

HEALTH HAZARDS; PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; CALCIUM OXIDE; CHLORINE; CYANOGINOSIN; DIQUAT; DRINKING WATER; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; PLANT TOXIN; SIMAZINE;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYTOLYSIS; HEALTH HAZARD; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0028989676     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(94)00348-B     Document Type: Article

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