Evidence for a novel marine harmful algal bloom: cyanotoxin (microcystin) transfer from land to sea otters.

"Super-blooms" of cyanobacteria that produce potent and environmentally persistent biotoxins (microcystins) are an emerging global health issue in freshwater habitats. Monitoring of the marine environment for secondary impacts has been minimal, although microcystin-contaminated freshwater...

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Main Authors: Melissa A Miller, Raphael M Kudela, Abdu Mekebri, Dave Crane, Stori C Oates, M Timothy Tinker, Michelle Staedler, Woutrina A Miller, Sharon Toy-Choutka, Clare Dominik, Dane Hardin, Gregg Langlois, Michael Murray, Kim Ward, David A Jessup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20844747/?tool=EBI