Management of a toxic cyanobacterium bloom (Planktothrix rubescens) affecting an Italian drinking water basin: A case study

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 574-583

  Bogialli, Sara ^a   Nigro Di Gregorio, Federica ^b,c   Lucentini, Luca ^b   Ferretti, Emanuele ^b   Ottaviani, Massimo ^b   Ungaro, Nicola ^d   Abis, Pier Paolo ^e   Cannarozzi De Grazia, Matteo ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d ARPA Puglia Regional Agency for Environmental Prevention and Protection   (Italy)

^e Aqueduct of Apulia (AQP)   (Italy)

^f ASL Foggia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PROTOCOLS; CHLORINE DIOXIDES; CORRECTIVE ACTIONS; DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION; ELISA ASSAY; INTERNAL CONTROLS; MICROCYSTINS; PLANKTOTHRIX RUBESCENS; PRE-OXIDATION; RISK COMMUNICATION; RISK EVALUATION; SCREENING METHODS; SOUTHERN ITALY; SPECTROMETRIC METHODS; TASK FORCE; TOXIC CYANOBACTERIUM;

FLOCCULATION; HEALTH RISKS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OPTIMIZATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SUPPLY CHAINS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

SURFACE WATERS;

CHLORINE DIOXIDE; DRINKING WATER; MICROCYSTIN;

ALGAL BLOOM; CYANOBACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOCCULATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PLANKTOTHRIX RUBESCENS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CYANOBACTERIA; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; FLOCCULATION; ITALY; MICROCYSTINS; OXIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TROPANES; URACIL; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ITALY;

CYANOBACTERIA; PLANKTOTHRIX RUBESCENS;

EID: 84871767280     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es302260p     Document Type: Article

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