New Zealand risk management approach for toxic cyanobacteria in drinking water

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-281

  Kouzminov, Alexander ^a   Ruck, John ^b   Wood, Susanna A ^c  

^a New Zealand Ministry of Health   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Cyanotoxins; Drinking water; Integrated risk management

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FRESH WATER;

ALGAL BLOOM; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL WATERS; CYANOBACTERIUM; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL CLIMATE; INCIDENCE; LAKE; NEW ZEALAND; PROCESS CONTROL; RISK MANAGEMENT; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CYANOBACTERIA; FRESH WATER; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; NEW ZEALAND; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34447518810     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2007.00061.x     Document Type: Article

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