Microcystin-producing blooms - A serious global public health issue

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-163

  De Figueiredo, Daniela R ^a   Azeiteiro, Ulisses M ^b   Esteves, Sónia M ^c   Gonçalves, Fernando J M ^a   Pereira, Mário J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ABERTA   (Portugal)

^c Maximinos ^*  (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Cyanobacterial blooms; Microcystin; Monitoring; Occurrence; Removal and elimination; Synthesis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CYANOGINOSIN; WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; MONITORING SYSTEM; POISONING; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIAL GENOME; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INTOXICATION; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

CYANOBACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; MARINE TOXINS; MICROCYSTINS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 4344653743     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2004.04.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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