Persistence of cyanobacterial hepatotoxin, microcystin-LR in particulate material and dissolved in lake water

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1005-1012

  Lahti, Kirsti ^a   Rapala, Jarkko ^b   Färdig, Michael ^a   Niemelä, Maija ^a   Sivonen, Kaarina ^b  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Dept of Appl Chem and Microbiol ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Hepatotoxin; Microcystin LR; Persistence

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; LAKES;

CYANOBACTERIAL HEPATOTOXIN; MICROCYSTINS; PARTICULATE MATERIAL; PERSISTENCE; TOXIN;

WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

CYANOGINOSIN LR; LAKE WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOMASS; CYANOBACTERIUM; DECOMPOSITION; FINLAND; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031148572     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00353-3     Document Type: Article

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