First observation of microcystin-LR in pelagic cyanobacterial blooms in the northern Baltic Sea

Harmful Algae

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 163-166

  Karlsson, Krister M ^a   Kankaanpää, Harri ^b   Huttunen, Maija ^b   Meriluoto, Jussi ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Cyanobacteria; Hepatotoxins; LC MS; Microcystin LR; Nodularins

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; APHANIZOMENON; CYANOBACTERIA; NODULARIA;

EID: 10044289750     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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