Cyanobacteria harmful algae blooms: Causes, impacts, and risk management

A Igwaran, AJ Kayode, KM Moloantoa… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2024 - Springer
Cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (cHABs) are increasingly becoming an emerging threat
to aquatic life, ecotourism, and certain real estate investments. Their spontaneous yet …

[HTML][HTML] The diversity of cyanobacterial toxins on structural characterization, distribution and identification: A systematic review

X Du, H Liu, L Yuan, Y Wang, Y Ma, R Wang, X Chen… - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
The widespread distribution of cyanobacteria in the aquatic environment is increasing the
risk of water pollution caused by cyanotoxins, which poses a serious threat to human health …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the risks of diffusion of cyanobacteria toxins in rivers, lakes, and potable water

AM Thawabteh, HA Naseef, D Karaman, SA Bufo… - Toxins, 2023 - mdpi.com
Blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, may be prevalent in our rivers and tap water. These
minuscule bacteria can grow swiftly and form blooms in warm, nutrient-rich water. Toxins …

[HTML][HTML] Cyanobacterial bloom monitoring and assessment in Latin America

A Aguilera, V Almanza, S Haakonsson, H Palacio… - Harmful Algae, 2023 - Elsevier
Cyanobacterial blooms have serious adverse effects on human and environmental health. In
Latin America, one of the main world's freshwater reserves, information on this phenomenon …

Cyanotoxins in inland lakes of the United States: Occurrence and potential recreational health risks in the EPA National Lakes Assessment 2007

KA Loftin, JL Graham, ED Hilborn, SC Lehmann… - Harmful algae, 2016 - Elsevier
A large nation-wide survey of cyanotoxins (1161 lakes) in the United States (US) was
conducted during the EPA National Lakes Assessment 2007. Cyanotoxin data were …

Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii: review of the distribution, phylogeography, and ecophysiology of a global invasive species

JT Antunes, PN Leão, VM Vasconcelos - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii is a cyanobacterial species extensively studied for its toxicity,
bloom formation and invasiveness potential, which have consequences to public and …

Detection of cyanotoxins in algae dietary supplements

A Roy-Lachapelle, M Solliec, MF Bouchard, S Sauvé - Toxins, 2017 - mdpi.com
Algae dietary supplements are marketed worldwide as natural health products. Although
their proprieties have been claimed as beneficial to improve overall health, there have been …

CyanoStrainChip: A Novel DNA Microarray Tool for High-Throughput Detection of Environmental Cyanobacteria at the Strain Level

HY Shu, L Zhao, Y Jia, FF Liu, J Chen… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Detecting cyanobacteria in environments is an important concern due to their crucial roles in
ecosystems, and they can form blooms with the potential to harm humans and nonhuman …

Blue-green algae in surface water: problems and opportunities

HP Vu, LN Nguyen, J Zdarta, TTV Nga… - Current pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae, are
often seen as a problem. Their accumulation (bloom) in surface water can cause toxicity and …

Aptamer-based biosensors to detect aquatic phycotoxins and cyanotoxins

I Cunha, R Biltes, MGF Sales, V Vasconcelos - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
Aptasensors have a great potential for environmental monitoring, particularly for real-time on-
site detection of aquatic toxins produced by marine and freshwater microorganisms …