Trends in digital image processing of isolated microalgae by incorporating classification algorithm

JWR Chong, KS Khoo, KW Chew, HY Ting… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Identification of microalgae species is of importance due to the uprising of harmful algae
blooms affecting both the aquatic habitat and human health. Despite this occurence …

[HTML][HTML] Cyanotoxins and food contamination in developing countries: Review of their types, toxicity, analysis, occurrence and mitigation strategies

MF Abdallah, WHR Van Hassel, M Andjelkovic… - Toxins, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cyanotoxins have gained global public interest due to their potential to bioaccumulate in
food, which threatens human health. Bloom formation is usually enhanced under …

[HTML][HTML] Need for harmonized long-term multi-lake monitoring of African Great Lakes

PD Plisnier, R Kayanda, S MacIntyre, K Obiero… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2023 - Elsevier
To ensure the long-term sustainable use of African Great Lakes (AGL), and to better
understand the functioning of these ecosystems, authorities, managers and scientists need …

Harmful algal blooms under changing climate and constantly increasing anthropogenic actions: the review of management implications

AS Nwankwegu, Y Li, Y Huang, J Wei, E Norgbey… - 3 Biotech, 2019 - Springer
The present review reports all management approaches (physical, chemical, and biological)
traditionally adopted in mitigating the global impact of harmful cyanobacterial blooms …

[HTML][HTML] Interannual variability of water quality conditions in the Nyanza Gulf of Lake Victoria, Kenya

BM Simiyu, HS Amukhuma, L Sitoki, W Okello… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Nyanza Gulf of Lake Victoria is considered eutrophic with degrading water
quality, as shown by harmful algal blooms formed by cyanobacteria of the genus Microcystis …

Sub-Saharan Africa's food nitrogen and phosphorus footprints: A scenario analysis for 2050

AS Elrys, ESM Desoky, A Ali, J Zhang, Z Cai… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The current study presents the first nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) footprints calculator for
Sub-Saharan Africa during 1961–2017 using an adjusted N-Calculator model, by …

Occurrence of Harmful Algal Blooms in Freshwater Sources of Mindu and Nyumba ya Mungu Dams, Tanzania

JJ Gobry, HS Bachwenkizi, ON Kimambo… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) pose a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems and human
health due to the production of toxins. The identification and quantification of these toxins …

[HTML][HTML] First report of the Co-occurrence of cylindrospermopsin, nodularin and microcystins in the freshwaters of Lake Victoria, Tanzania

GJ Mchau, R Machunda, M Kimanya, E Makule… - Exposure and …, 2021 - Springer
There is a global concern regarding the increase of cyanotoxins in freshwater and their
potential effects on human health. The existence of multiple toxins in freshwater can result in …

Socioeconomic consequences of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms in small-scale fishing communities of Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria

JA Obuya, HO Onyango, M Olokotum… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lake Victoria has experienced progressive eutrophication which has exacerbated the
proliferation of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cHABs). Fueled by anthropogenic …

[HTML][HTML] High nutrient loading and climatic parameters influence the dominance and dissimilarity of toxigenic cyanobacteria in northern bays of Lake Victoria

M Olokotum, M Troussellier, A Escalas… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Eutrophication of Lake Victoria led to changes in its phytoplankton communities.
However, different levels of eutrophication exist in the open lake and the bays, and between …