Cyanobacterial toxins, exposure routes and human health

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 405-415

  Codd, Geoffrey A ^a   Bell, Steven G ^a   Kaya, Kunimitsu ^b   Ward, Clive J ^a   Beattie, Kenneth A ^a   Metcalf, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Cyanophyta; Health; Microcystin; Toxins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032763921     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967026299002255     Document Type: Article

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