Health impacts from cyanobacteria harmful algae blooms: Implications for the North American Great Lakes

Harmful Algae

Volumn 54, Issue , 2016, Pages 194-212

  Carmichael, Wayne W ^a   Boyer, Gregory L ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Cyanotoxins; Drinking recreational water guidelines; Harmful algal blooms; Human and animal health

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ALGAL BLOOM; ANIMAL; CYANOBACTERIUM; HUMAN; LAKE; MICROBIOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CYANOBACTERIA; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM; HUMANS; LAKES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84979965004     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: 18781470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2016.02.002     Document Type: Review

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