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Cyanotoxins

Occurrence, Causes, Consequences

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  • © 2001

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Editors:
  1. Ingrid Chorus

    1. Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environmental Agency), Berlin, Germany

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  • Results of a year-long research project initiated and supported by the BMBF and the WHO on toxins in water

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  2. Introduction: Cyanotoxins — Research for Environmental Safety and Human Health

    • Ingrid Chorus
    Pages 1-4

  3. Cyanotoxin Occurrence in Freshwaters

    • Ingrid Chorus
    Pages 5-101

  4. Factors Controlling Cellular Microcystin Content

    • Ingrid Chorus
    Pages 102-147

  5. Factors Affecting Cyanotoxin Concentrations in Natural Populations

    • Ingrid Chorus
    Pages 148-177

  6. Cyanobacterial Toxicity and Human Exposure

    • Ingrid Chorus
    Pages 178-238

  7. Effects of Microcystis spp. and Selected Cyanotoxins on Freshwater Organisms

    • Ingrid Chorus
    Pages 239-280

  8. Toxic Effects and Substances in Cyanobacteria other than Microcystins, Anatoxin-a and Saxitoxins

    • Ingrid Chorus
    Pages 281-315

  9. Contributions to Toxicity Testing and Toxin Analysis

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    Pages 316-353

  10. Routine Analytical Methods Applied in the German Cyanotox Project

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    Pages 354-357
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About this book

Toxic cyanobacteria are increasingly recognised as a potential hazard in water for human use. The recent availability of methods for quantitative screening is leading to a surge of research on their occurrence. This book presents a novel compilation of extensive screening results showing the cyanotoxin levels that may be expected when certain taxa dominate. These results indicate cyanotoxins to be the most widespread among the chemicals of concern in water used for drinking and recreation. It further combines field data with results from laboratory culture experiments to suggest a unifying view of how environmental factors control the cyanotoxin levels in natural waters. A practical section is dedicated to the exposure of humans through drinking-water and recreation.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environmental Agency), Berlin, Germany

    Ingrid Chorus

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cyanotoxins

  • Book Subtitle: Occurrence, Causes, Consequences

  • Editors: Ingrid Chorus

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59514-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-64004-9Published: 18 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-59514-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 357

  • Topics: Microbiology, Ecotoxicology

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