Acute skin irritant effects of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) in healthy volunteers

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 220-224

  Pilotto, Louis ^a   Hobson, Peter ^b   Burch, Michael D ^b   Ranmuthugala, Geetha ^c   Attewell, Robyn ^d   Weightman, Warren ^e  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Coop Res Ctre Water Quality Treat ^*  (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Australian Capital Territory ^*  (Australia)

^e QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLUE GREEN ALGA; CELL SUSPENSION; CELL TYPE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYTOLYSIS; DERMATOLOGY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; NORMAL HUMAN; PATCH TEST; RECREATION; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN TEST; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VOLUNTEER; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 3042809868     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2004.tb00699.x     Document Type: Article

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