Biochemical and ecological control of geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol in source waters

F Jüttner, SB Watson - Applied and environmental microbiology, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
The majority of all biologically caused taste-and-odor outbreaks in drinking water
characterized worldwide are caused by microbial production of ()-geosmin [()-(4S, 4aS, 8aR) …

Biochemistry and genetics of taste-and odor-producing cyanobacteria

SB Watson, P Monis, P Baker, S Giglio - Harmful Algae, 2016 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria are one of the principal sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which
cause offensive taste and odor (T&O) in drinking and recreational water, fish, shellfish and …

Remote sensing techniques to assess water quality

JC Ritchie, PV Zimba, JH Everitt - … engineering & remote …, 2003 - ingentaconnect.com
Remote sensing techniques can be used to monitor water quality parameters (ie, suspended
sediments (turbidity), chlorophyll, and temperature). Optical and thermal sensors on boats …

A review of cyanobacterial odorous and bioactive metabolites: Impacts and management alternatives in aquaculture

JL Smith, GL Boyer, PV Zimba - Aquaculture, 2008 - Elsevier
Increased demand has pushed extensive aquaculture towards intensively operated
production systems, commonly resulting in eutrophic conditions and cyanobacterial blooms …

Terpenoids and their biosynthesis in cyanobacteria

B Pattanaik, P Lindberg - Life, 2015 - mdpi.com
Terpenoids, or isoprenoids, are a family of compounds with great structural diversity which
are essential for all living organisms. In cyanobacteria, they are synthesized from the …

The role of algae and cyanobacteria in the production and release of odorants in water

J Lee, PK Rai, YJ Jeon, KH Kim, EE Kwon - Environmental Pollution, 2017 - Elsevier
This review covers literatures pertaining to algal and cyanobacterial odor problems that
have been published over the last five decades. Proper evaluation of algal and …

Actinomycetes in relation to taste and odour in drinking water: myths, tenets and truths

B Zaitlin, SB Watson - Water research, 2006 - Elsevier
Actinomycetes are a complex group of bacteria present in a wide variety of environments,
either as dormant spores or actively growing. Some actinomycetes produce two potent …

Confirmation of catfish, Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque), mortality from Microcystis toxins

PV Zimba, L Khoo, PS Gaunt, S Brittain… - Journal of Fish …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Unexplained deaths of pond‐grown catfish have occurred for many years. At least some of
these mortalities could be from cyanobacteria toxins ingested during feeding on floating …

Remote estimation of chlorophyll concentration in hyper-eutrophic aquatic systems: Model tuning and accuracy optimization

PV Zimba, A Gitelson - Aquaculture, 2006 - Elsevier
Accurate assessment of phytoplankton chlorophyll a (chl a) concentration by remote sensing
is challenging in turbid hyper-eutrophic waters. This paper assessed methods to resolve this …

Seasonal occurrence and degradation of 2-methylisoborneol in water supply reservoirs

P Westerhoff, M Rodriguez-Hernandez, L Baker… - Water research, 2005 - Elsevier
Methylisoborneol (MIB) and geosmin are cyanobacterial metabolites that occur at
nanograms per liter levels in surface water supplies and are responsible for many taste and …