Occurrence of microcystins in 33 US water supplies

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Haddix, Pryce L ^a,b,c   Hughley, Chaun J ^d,e   LeChevallier, Mark W ^f  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY   (United States)

^b AWWA   (United States)

^c American Society for Microbiology   (United States)

^d Belleville Laboratory   (United States)

^e Centocor Biologies Johnson and Johnson   (United States)

^f American Water Voorhees   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; LAKES; POTABLE WATER; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESERVOIRS (WATER); TOXICITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ALGAL TOXIN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY (ELISA).; MICROCYSTINS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ALGAE;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 34948848158     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2007.tb08033.x     Document Type: Article

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