Toxic Cyanobacteria

Water and Sanitation-Related Diseases and the Environment: Challenges, Interventions, and Preventive Measures

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 95-109

  Stewart, Ian ^a,d   Carmichael, Wayne W ^b   Backer, Lorraine C ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyanotoxins, drinking water; Toxic cyanobacteria; Warming planet, nuisance cyanobacteria

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875660272     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118148594.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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