Cyanobacteria, microcystins and cylindrospermopsin in public drinking supply reservoirs of Brazil

Brazil has a history of blooms and contamination of freshwater systems by cyanobacterial toxins. The monitoring relevance of toxins from cyanobacteria in reservoirs for public supply is notorious given its high toxicity to mammals, included humans beings. The most recurrent toxins in Brazilian water...

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Main Authors: MARIA DO CARMO BITTENCOURT-OLIVEIRA, VIVIANE PICCIN-SANTOS, ARIADNE N. MOURA, NÍSIA K.C. ARAGÃO-TAVARES, MICHELINE K. CORDEIRO-ARAÚJO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2014-03-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652014000100297&lng=en&tlng=en