Dinoflagellates are microalgae that are associated with the production of many marine
toxins. These toxins poison fish, other wildlife and humans. Dinoflagellate-associated …

Various species of algae can produce marine toxins under certain circumstances. These
toxins can then accumulate in shellfish such as mussels, oysters and scallops. When these …

The last few years have brought about many changes in the field of marine and freshwater
toxins, with advances in analytical technology and the realization that these toxins are a …

Yessotoxin (YTX) is a marine polyether toxin that was first isolated in 1986 from the scallop
Patinopecten yessoensis. Subsequently, it was reported that YTX is produced by the …

Seawater desalination by reverse osmosis (RO) is a reliable method for augmenting
drinking water supplies. In recent years, the number and size of these water projects have …

Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) is a specific type of food poisoning, characterized by
severe gastrointestinal illness due to the ingestion of filter feeding bivalves contaminated …

Dinoflagellate microalgae are an important source of marine biotoxins. Bioactives from
dinoflagellates are attracting increasing attention because of their impact on the safety of …

A solid-phase extract from Protoceratium reticulatum was partitioned between water and
butanol and the two fractions purified on an alumina column. Fractionation was monitored by …

Presence of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in milk should be continuously controlled in order to protect
the population from risks associated with its proven toxicity and carcinogenicity. During …

The French Phytoplankton and Phycotoxins monitoring network (REPHY) recently found
positive or dubious negative shellfish samples using lipophilic toxins mouse bioassay …