Occurrence and elimination of cyanobacterial toxins in drinking water treatment plants

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 203, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 231-242

  Hoeger, Stefan J ^a   Hitzfeld, Bettina C ^b   Dietrich, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b Swiss Agency for the Environment   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Microcystin; Microcystis aeruginosa; Ozonation; Planktothrix rubescens; TOC

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; DRINKING WATER; SURFACE WATER;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CYANOBACTERIUM; GERMANY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OZONATION; PLANT; SAMPLE; SWITZERLAND; WATER TREATMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; PLANKTOTHRIX RUBESCENS;

EID: 14744268901     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2004.04.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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