Transformation of algal toxins during the oxidation/disinfection processes of drinking water: from structure to toxicity

H Dong, MT Aziz, SD Richardson - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

Harmful cyanobacteria-diatom/dinoflagellate blooms and their cyanotoxins in freshwaters: A nonnegligible chronic health and ecological hazard

Y Zhang, JK Whalen, C Cai, K Shan, H Zhou - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Human and ecological health depends on the vitality of freshwater systems, but these are
increasingly threatened by cyanotoxins released from harmful algal blooms (HABs). Periodic …

[HTML][HTML] State of knowledge and concerns on cyanobacterial blooms and cyanotoxins

S Merel, D Walker, R Chicana, S Snyder… - Environment …, 2013 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous microorganisms considered as important contributors to the
formation of Earth's atmosphere and nitrogen fixation. However, they are also frequently …

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 …

The interaction between cyanobacteria and zooplankton in a more eutrophic world

KA Ger, P Urrutia-Cordero, PC Frost, LA Hansson… - Harmful algae, 2016 - Elsevier
As blooms of cyanobacteria expand and intensify in freshwater systems globally, there is
increasing interest in their ecological effects. In addition to being public health hazards …

Cyanobacterial toxins: Modes of actions, fate in aquatic and soil ecosystems, phytotoxicity and bioaccumulation in agricultural crops

S Corbel, C Mougin, N Bouaïcha - Chemosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
The occurrence of harmful cyanobacterial blooms in surface waters is often accompanied by
the production of a variety of cyanotoxins. These toxins are designed to target in humans …

The cyanotoxin-microcystins: current overview

RP Rastogi, RP Sinha, A Incharoensakdi - Reviews in Environmental …, 2014 - Springer
The monocyclic heptapeptides microcystins (MCs), are a group of hepatotoxins, produced
worldwide by some bloom-forming cyanobacterial species/strains both in marine and …

Cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins: the influence of nitrogen versus phosphorus

AM Dolman, J Rücker, FR Pick, J Fastner, T Rohrlack… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The importance of nitrogen (N) versus phosphorus (P) in explaining total cyanobacterial
biovolume, the biovolume of specific cyanobacterial taxa, and the incidence of cyanotoxins …

Allelopathy of aquatic autotrophs

EM Gross - Critical reviews in plant sciences, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Allelopathy in aquatic environments may provide a competitive advantage to angiosperms,
algae, or cyanobacteria in their interaction with other primary producers. Allelopathy can …

Ecotoxicological effects of selected cyanobacterial secondary metabolites a short review

C Wiegand, S Pflugmacher - Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 2005 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria are one of the most diverse groups of gram-negative photosynthetic
prokaryotes. Many of them are able to produce a wide range of toxic secondary metabolites …