Photocatalytic treatment of natural waters. Reality or hype? The case of cyanotoxins remediation

A Serrà, L Philippe, F Perreault, S Garcia-Segura - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
This review compiles recent advances and challenges in the photocatalytic treatment of
natural water by analyzing the remediation of cyanotoxins. The review frames the treatment …

Algicidal bacteria: a review of current knowledge and applications to control harmful algal blooms

KJ Coyne, Y Wang, G Johnson - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Interactions between bacteria and phytoplankton in aqueous ecosystems are both complex
and dynamic, with associations that range from mutualism to parasitism. This review focuses …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances on portable sensing and biosensing assays applied for detection of main chemical and biological pollutant agents in water samples: A …

H Sohrabi, A Hemmati, MR Majidi, S Eyvazi… - TrAC Trends in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The quality analysis of water, pharmaceutical and environmental compounds is a basic
subject for human health. The presence of low-quality drugs, biological toxins and chemical …

Freshwater neurotoxins and concerns for human, animal, and ecosystem health: A review of anatoxin-a and saxitoxin

VG Christensen, E Khan - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Toxic cyanobacteria are a concern worldwide because they can adversely affect humans,
animals, and ecosystems. However, neurotoxins produced by freshwater cyanobacteria are …

Linking water quality and well-being for improved assessment and valuation of ecosystem services

BL Keeler, S Polasky, KA Brauman… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Despite broad recognition of the value of the goods and services provided by nature,
existing tools for assessing and valuing ecosystem services often fall short of the needs and …

Bloom dynamics of cyanobacteria and their toxins: environmental health impacts and mitigation strategies

RP Rastogi, D Madamwar… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Cyanobacteria are ecologically one of the most prolific groups of phototrophic prokaryotes in
both marine and freshwater habitats. Both the beneficial and detrimental aspects of …

Review of characterization, factors, impacts, and solutions of Lake eutrophication: lesson for lake Tana, Ethiopia

HS Ayele, M Atlabachew - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021 - Springer
Lake eutrophication and water quality deterioration have become a major environmental
problem in urban areas and fertilized basins in developing countries across the world. This …

As we drink and breathe: Adverse health effects of microcystins and other harmful algal bloom toxins in the liver, gut, lungs and beyond

A Lad, JD Breidenbach, RC Su, J Murray, R Kuang… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Freshwater harmful algal blooms (HABs) are increasing in number and severity worldwide.
These HABs are chiefly composed of one or more species of cyanobacteria, also known as …

Toxin-producing cyanobacteria in freshwater: A review of the problems, impact on drinking water safety, and efforts for protecting public health

MY Cheung, S Liang, J Lee - Journal of Microbiology, 2013 - Springer
Cyanobacteria have adapted to survive in a variety of environments and have been found
globally. Toxin-producing cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CHABs) have been …

Cyanobacteria as biological drivers of lake nitrogen and phosphorus cycling

KL Cottingham, HA Ewing, ML Greer, CC Carey… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Here we draw attention to the potential for pelagic bloom‐forming cyanobacteria to have
substantial effects on nutrient cycling and ecosystem resilience across a wide range of …