Cyanobacterial toxins: Risk management for health protection

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 203, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 264-272

  Codd, Geoffrey A ^a   Morrison, Louise F ^a   Metcalf, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Anatoxin; Cyanobacteria; Cylindrospermopsin; Microcystin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYANOBACTERIAL TOXIN; CYTOTOXIN; DRINKING WATER; FRESH WATER; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXIN; HEPATOTOXIN; IRRITANT AGENT; NEUROTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOFILM; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 14644411765     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2004.02.016     Document Type: Article

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