Health aspects of freshwater cyanobacterial toxins

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 193-203

  Shaw, G ^a   Lam, P K S ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cylindrospermopsin; Deoxycylindrospermopsin; Guideline values; Microcystins; Saxitoxins

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CATALYST POISONING; HEALTH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POTABLE WATER; TOXICITY;

DEOXYCYLINDROSPERMOPSIN; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS; GUIDELINE VALUES; MICROCYSTINS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

CYANOGINOSIN LR; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIN; SAXITOXIN;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CATALYST POISONING; HEALTH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POTABLE WATER; TOXICITY; WATER ANALYSIS;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDER; DRINKING WATER; GUIDELINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SYMPTOM; TOXIC ORGANISM;

BLUE GREEN ALGA; BRAZIL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYANOBACTERIUM; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LD 50; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TOXIN STRUCTURE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WILD ANIMAL;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 34548161851     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2007.054     Document Type: Conference Paper

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