Contamination of some reservoirs and lakes in Republic of Bulgaria by microcystins

Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 437-441

  Pavlova, Vera ^a   Babica, Pavel ^b   Todorova, Detelina ^a   Bratanova, Zlatka ^a   Maršálek, Blahoslav ^b  

^a National Center of Public Health Protection Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

^b Centre for Cyanobacteria and Their Toxins   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bulgarian cyanobacterial bloom; Cyanotoxins

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LAKES; PHOTODIODES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); ULTRAVIOLET DETECTORS; WATER ANALYSIS;

CYANOBACTERIUM; LAKE POLLUTION; RESERVOIR; WATER QUALITY;

BULGARIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 33750585368     PISSN: 03234320     EISSN: 1521401X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aheh.200600641     Document Type: Article

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