Microcystin accumulation in freshwater bivalves from Lake Taihu, China, and the potential risk to human consumption

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1066-1073

  Chen, Jun ^a   Xie, Ping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Human consumption; Lake Taihu; Microcystins; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOXICITY; WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

CYANOBACTERIAL BLOOMS; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; MICROCYSTINS; SEASONAL VARIATIONS;

AMINO ACIDS;

CYANOGINOSIN;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIVALVE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD POISONING; HEALTH RISK; PEPTIDE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIVALVE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CHINA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HEPATOPANCREAS; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROCYSTINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIHU LAKE;

BIVALVIA; CRISTARIA PLICATA; CYANOBACTERIA; HYRIOPSIS CUMINGII; INVERTEBRATA; LAMPROTULA LEAI; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 34249046366     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-423R1.1     Document Type: Article

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