Factors affecting temporal and spatial variations of microcystins in Gonghu Bay of Lake Taihu, with potential risk of microcystin contamination to human health

TheScientificWorldJournal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages 1795-1809

  Wang, Qing ^a   Niu, Yuan ^a   Xie, Ping ^a   Chen, Jun ^a   Ma, Zhimei ^a   Tao, Min ^a   Qi, Min ^a   Wu, Laiyan ^a   Guo, Longgen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Gonghu Bay; Microcystins; Seasonal variation; Taihu Lake

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; MICROCYSTIN; FRESH WATER;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HEALTH HAZARD; LAKE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; PELAGIC ZONE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TEMPERATURE; BIOMASS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROCYSTIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS;

BIOMASS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 78349276562     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2010.172     Document Type: Article

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