In this Focus article, the authors ask a seemingly simple question: Are harmful algal blooms
(HABs) becoming the greatest inland water quality threat to public health and aquatic …

Cyanotoxins produced by toxic cyanobacteria pose a major, worldwide environmental threat
to freshwater ecosystems. Microcystins (MCs) are considered to be the most hazardous …

Animal studies provide strong evidence of positive associations between microcystins (MCs)
exposure and reproductive toxicity, representing a threat to human reproductive health and …

Microcystins are natural hepatotoxic metabolites secreted by cyanobacteria in aquatic
ecosystems. When present at elevated concentrations, microcystins can affect water quality …

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 …

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) pose unique risks to the citizens, stakeholders, visitors,
environment and economy of the state of Florida. Florida has been historically subjected to …

Cyanotoxins have gained global public interest due to their potential to bioaccumulate in
food, which threatens human health. Bloom formation is usually enhanced under …

This report presents the extensive literature search conducted on 1) the occurrence of
different cyanotoxins in food matrices; 2) the analytical methods for their detection; 3) their …

Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) produce microcystins (MCs) which are
associated with animal and human hepatotoxicity. Over 270 variants of MC exist. MCs have …

Frequent cyanobacterial blooms in the eutrophic waters produce a variety of toxins such as
the monocyclic heptapeptide microcystins, greatly harming aquatic ecosystems and human …