Dog poisonings associated with a Microcystis aeruginosa bloom in the Netherlands

Toxins

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 556-567

  Lürling, Miquel ^a,b   Faassen, Elisabeth J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bathing water; Cyanobacterial scum; Cyanotoxins; LC MS MS; Microcystin

Indexed keywords

MICROCYSTIN; MICROCYSTIN LF; MICROCYSTIN LR; MICROCYSTIN LW; MICROCYSTIN LY; MICROCYSTIN RR; MICROCYSTIN YR; NODULARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LAKE; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; VOMITING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER INTOXICATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM; LAKES; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; NETHERLANDS; POISONING; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84875142310     PISSN: 20726651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxins5030556     Document Type: Article

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