Cylindrospermopsin: Water-linked potential threat to human health in Europe

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 651-660

  Poniedziałek, Barbara ^a   Rzymski, Piotr ^a   Kokociński, Mikołaj ^b  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Cylindrospermopsin; Mechanism of action; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CYLINDROSPERMOPSIN; SURFACE WATER;

AWARENESS; CELL TYPE; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; EUROPE; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTESTINE INJURY; KIDNEY INJURY; LIVER INJURY; LUNG INJURY; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPLEEN INJURY; TOXIN STRUCTURE; WATER SAMPLING;

DNA DAMAGE; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; URACIL; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84871755139     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2012.08.005     Document Type: Review

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