Current approaches to cyanotoxin risk assessment and risk management around the globe

Harmful Algae

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-74

  Ibelings, Bas W ^a   Backer, Lorraine C ^b   Kardinaal, W Edwin A ^c   Chorus, Ingrid ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Algal blooms; Drinking water; Eutrophication; Guideline values; Microcystins; Recreation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84918518846     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: 18781470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2014.10.002     Document Type: Article

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