Detection methods for cyanobacterial toxins /
Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, commonly occur in a variety of water types throughout the world. A variable, but, high proportion of the cyanobacterial blooms and scums, which can develop annually in lakes, reservoirs, canals and slow-flowing rivers, contain potent toxins. Although animal poison...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, England :
Royal Society of Chemistry,
1994.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, commonly occur in a variety of water types throughout the world. A variable, but, high proportion of the cyanobacterial blooms and scums, which can develop annually in lakes, reservoirs, canals and slow-flowing rivers, contain potent toxins. Although animal poisonings and human health problems associated with the ingestion of, or contact with, cyanobacterial scums have long been recognized, a developing understanding of the health hazards posed by the toxins requires that reliable, sensitive, specific and convenient methods are available for their detection and quantification. Detection methods for cynobacterial toxins looks at the application of biological, toxicological, biochemical and physicochemical techniques in studies of cyanobacterial toxins and at experimental methods that have identified at least 50 cyanobacterial compounds toxic to vertebrates. Academics, public health bodies, environmental protection agencies and water companies are all involved in monitoring cyanobacterial levels and effects, and this book will help to ensure that their research is not duplicated, is standardized and comparable, and that optimal progress can be made in an important area that is still in its developing stages. |
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| Item Description: | "The Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Detection Methods for Cyanobacterial (Blue-Green Algal) Toxins, held on 27-29 September 1993 at the University of Bath, UK"--Title page verso |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (202 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781845698164 1845698169 |