Legal and security requirements for the air transportation of cyanotoxins and toxigenic cyanobacterial cells for legitimate research and analytical purposes

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 85-90

  Metcalf, J S ^a   Meriluoto, J A O ^b   Codd, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cyanobacterial toxin; Dangerous goods; Legislation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CYANOGINOSIN; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIN; NODULARIN; SAXITOXIN;

ANALYTICAL RESEARCH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CYANOBACTERIUM; DANGEROUS GOODS TRANSPORT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; LAW; LD 50; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PACKAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; TOXIN ANALYSIS; UNITED NATIONS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 33644956170     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2006.01.011     Document Type: Review

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