Contamination by Microcystis and microcystins of blue-green algae food supplements (BGAS) on the italian market and possible risk for the exposed population

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4493-4499

  Vichi, Susanna ^a   Lavorini, Paolo ^a   Funari, Enzo ^a   Scardala, Simona ^a   Testai, Emanuela ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

BGAS; Food supplements; Human health risk; Microcystins

Indexed keywords

MICROCYSTIN;

APHANIZOMENON; APHANIZOMENON FLOS AQUAE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; ITALY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MARKET; MICROCYSTIS; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIRULINA;

APHANIZOMENON; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CYANOBACTERIA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; ITALY; LIVER; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; RISK FACTORS; SPIRULINA; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

APHANIZOMENON FLOS-AQUAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS SP.; SPIRULINA;

EID: 84868217981     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2012.09.029     Document Type: Article

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