Freshwater cyanobacterial blooms and primary liver cancer epidemiological studies in Serbia

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part C Environmental Carcinogenesis and Ecotoxicology Reviews

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-55

  Svirčev, Zorica ^a   Krstić, Svetislav ^b   Miladinov Mikov, Marica ^c   Baltić, Vladimir ^c   Vidović, Milka ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^b SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

^c ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE OF VOJVODINA   (Serbia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Blooms; Cyanobacteria; Cyanotoxins; PLC epidemiology; Serbia

Indexed keywords

BLOOMS (METAL); GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; LIVER; POTABLE WATER; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

BLOOMS; CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOTOXINS; PLC EPIDEMIOLOGY; SERBIA;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYANOTOXIN; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; MICROCYSTIN; TAP WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FRESH WATER;

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LIVER CANCER; NONHUMAN; RESERVOIR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERBIA; WATER SUPPLY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LIVER TUMOR; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY;

CYANOBACTERIA;

CYANOBACTERIA; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; SERBIA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 60549106689     PISSN: 10590501     EISSN: 15324095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10590500802668016     Document Type: Article

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