Determination of microcystins and nodularin (cyanobacterial toxins) in water by LC-MS/MS. Monitoring of Lake Marathonas, a water reservoir of Athens, Greece

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 263, Issue , 2013, Pages 105-115

  Kaloudis, Triantafyllos ^a   Zervou, Sevasti Kiriaki ^b   Tsimeli, Katerina ^b   Triantis, Theodoros M ^b   Fotiou, Theodora ^b   Hiskia, Anastasia ^b  

^a Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company (EYDAP SA)   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Lake Marathonas; LC ESI MS MS; Microcystins; Nodularin; PPIA

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; LC-ESI-MS/MS; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; MICROCYSTINS; NODULARIN; PPIA; PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE INHIBITION ASSAYS (PPIA); TRIPLE-QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ACCREDITATION; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; LAKES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SCREENING;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

DRINKING WATER; MICROCYSTIN; NODULARIN; WATER;

BIOASSAY; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYANOBACTERIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRAGMENTATION; INHIBITION; RESERVOIR; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; GREECE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER TOXICITY; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; GREECE;

CYANOBACTERIA;

LAKE MARATHONAS; LC-ESI-MS/MS; MICROCYSTINS; NODULARIN; PPIA;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREECE; LAKES; MICROCYSTINS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84888205453     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.07.036     Document Type: Article

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