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The Water Environment

Algal Toxins and Health

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  • © 1981

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Editors:
  1. Wayne W. Carmichael

    1. Wright State University, Dayton, USA

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Review of Toxic Algae

    1. Freshwater Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria) Toxins — A Review

      • Wayne W. Carmichael
      Pages 1-13

    2. Toxins from Marine Blue-Green Algae

      • Richard E. Moore
      Pages 15-23

    3. Poisons Produced by Dinoflagellates - A Review

      • Edward J. Schantz
      Pages 25-36

    4. The Toxic Principles of Prymnesium Parvum

      • M. Shilo
      Pages 37-47

  3. Occurrence and Ecology of Toxic Cyanobacteria

    1. Studies on the Ecology, Growth and Physiology of Toxic Microcystis Aeruginosa in South Africa

      • William E. Scott, Deryl J. Barlow, John H. Hauman
      Pages 49-69

    2. Autecological Studies on Microcystis

      • J. N. Eloff
      Pages 71-96

    3. Is a Plasmid(s) Involved in the Toxicity of Microcystis Aeruginosa?

      • John H. Hauman
      Pages 97-102

    4. A Toxic Bloom of Anabaena Flos-Aquae in Hebgen Reservoir Montana in 1977

      • Richard E. Juday, Edward J. Keller, Abe Horpestad, Loren L. Bahls, Stephen Glasser
      Pages 103-112

    5. Morphology of Toxic versus Non-Toxic Strains of Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae

      • Marilyn M. Ecker, Thomas L. Foxall, John J. Sasner Jr.
      Pages 113-126

    6. The Occurrence of Toxic Cyanophyte Blooms in Australia

      • Valerie May
      Pages 127-142

    7. The Recent Blue-Green Algal Blooms of Long Lake, Washington

      • Raymond A. Soltero, Donald G. Nichols
      Pages 143-159

    8. The Mosaic Nature of Toxic Blooms of Cyanobacteria

      • Wayne W. Carmichael, Paul R. Gorham
      Pages 161-172

  4. Culturing Methods and Reports of New Toxic Species

    1. Collection, Purification, and Culture of Cyanobacteria

      • Gary J. Court, J. Helen Kycia, Harold W. Siegelman
      Pages 173-183

    2. Culture of Planktonic Cyanophytes on Agar

      • E. A. Dale Allen, Paul R. Gorham
      Pages 185-192

    3. The Effect of Physico-Chemical Factors on Growth Relevant to the Mass Culture of Axenic Microcystis

      • G. H. J. Krüger, J. N. Eloff
      Pages 193-222

    4. Preliminary Tests of Toxicity of Synechocystis sp. Grown on Wastewater Medium

      • E. P. Lincoln, W. W. Carmichael
      Pages 223-230

    5. Chemical Nature and Mode of Action of a Toxin from Pandorina Morum

      • G. M. L. Patterson, D. O. Harris, W. S. Cohen
      Pages 231-241
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About this book

The conference on The Water Environment: Algal Toxins and Health was held at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, on June 29, 30, July 1, 2, 1980. Its principal objectives were to bring together, for the first time, researchers, public officials and interested parties in order to present and discuss what is known about algal toxins. The conference concentrated almost exclusively on toxins and toxic blooms of blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria). Since the most common Cyanobacteria bloom forming species are also the ones most likely to produce toxins, they are a problem in the maintenance of safe animal and human water supplies. While poison­ ings by Cyanobacteria involve mainly domestic and wild animals, they may also be responsible for cases of human gastroenteritis and con­ tact poisoning. Even though human poisonings by Cyanobacteria have historically not been a widespread problem, continued deterioration of our recreational and municipal water supplies suggests that blooms of non-toxic and toxic Cyanobacteria blooms will increase. In addi­ tion to studies on their role as disease agents, there is basic research being done on their pharmacological properties to determine their mode of action and usefulness as tools in the study of basic neuromuscular mechanisms. These papers were centrally typed for reproduction as camera­ ready copy. Each paper was reviewed and edited by at least two per­ sons of the editorial committee. This volume is organized into five major sections: 1.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Wright State University, Dayton, USA

    Wayne W. Carmichael

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Water Environment

  • Book Subtitle: Algal Toxins and Health

  • Editors: Wayne W. Carmichael

  • Series Title: Environment, Development and Public Policy: Cities and Development

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3267-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1981

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-3269-5Published: 04 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-3267-1Published: 09 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 491

  • Topics: Plant Sciences

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