With the increase of algal blooms worldwide, drinking water resources are threatened by the
release of various algal toxins, which can be hepatotoxic, cytotoxic, or neurotoxic. Because …

BACKGROUND This biennial review covers developments in water analysis for emerging
environmental contaminants over the period of 2007-2008. A few significant references that …

Abstract" Cyanobacterial toxins are among the hazardous substances most widely found in
water. They occur naturally, but concentrations hazardous to human health are usually due …

Cylindrospermopsin is an important cyanobacterial toxin found in water bodies worldwide.
The ever-increasing and global occurrence of massive and prolonged blooms of …

BACKGROUND This biennial review covers developments in environmental mass
spectrometry for emerging environmental contaminants over the period of 2006-2007. A few …

Cyanobacterial and algal toxins comprise a large group of harmful metabolites, belonging to
different chemical classes, with a variety of chemical structures, physicochemical properties …

Cyanobacterial blooms producing toxic metabolites occur frequently in freshwater, yet the
environmental behaviors of complex cyanobacterial metabolites remain largely unknown. In …

Massive accumulations of cyanobacteria (aka “blue-green algae”), known as freshwater
harmful algal blooms (FHABs), are a common global occurrence in water bodies used for …

Cylindrospermopsin (CYN), a cyanotoxin produced by harmful algal blooms, has been
reported worldwide; however, there remains limited understanding of its potential risks to …

Several freshwater cyanobacteria species have the capability to produce toxic compounds,
frequently referred to as cyanotoxins. The most prevalent of these cyanotoxins is microcystin …