C yanotoxins: producing organisms, occurrence, toxicity, mechanism of action and human health toxicological risk evaluation

FM Buratti, M Manganelli, S Vichi, M Stefanelli… - Archives of …, 2017 - Springer
Cyanobacteria were present on the earth 3.5 billion years ago; since then they have
colonized almost all terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. They produce a high number of …

An overview of the accumulation of microcystins in aquatic ecosystems

TL Pham, M Utsumi - Journal of environmental management, 2018 - Elsevier
Cyanotoxins produced by toxic cyanobacteria pose a major, worldwide environmental threat
to freshwater ecosystems. Microcystins (MCs) are considered to be the most hazardous …

Nutrients and not temperature are the key drivers for cyanobacterial biomass in the Americas

S Bonilla, A Aguilera, L Aubriot, V Huszar, V Almanza… - Harmful Algae, 2023 - Elsevier
Cyanobacterial blooms imperil the use of freshwater around the globe and present
challenges for water management. Studies have suggested that blooms are trigged by high …

[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 …

A mini-review on detection methods of microcystins

IY Massey, P Wu, J Wei, J Luo, P Ding, H Wei, F Yang - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) produce microcystins (MCs) which are
associated with animal and human hepatotoxicity. Over 270 variants of MC exist. MCs have …

Urban stream and wetland restoration in the Global South—A DPSIR analysis

KM Wantzen, CBM Alves, SD Badiane, R Bala… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
In many countries of the Global South, aquatic ecosystems such as streams, rivers, lakes,
and wetlands are severely impacted by several simultaneous environmental stressors …

An overview of cyanobacterial bloom occurrences and research in Africa over the last decade

LL Ndlela, PJ Oberholster, JH Van Wyk, PH Cheng - Harmful Algae, 2016 - Elsevier
Cyanobacterial blooms are a current cause for concern globally, with vital water sources
experiencing frequent and increasingly toxic blooms in the past decade. These increases …

A review of the effect of trace metals on freshwater cyanobacterial growth and toxin production

JA Facey, SC Apte, SM Mitrovic - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cyanobacterial blooms are becoming more common in freshwater systems, causing
ecological degradation and human health risks through exposure to cyanotoxins. The role of …

[HTML][HTML] Bloom-forming cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in Argentina: A growing health and environmental concern

A Aguilera, S Haakonsson, MV Martin, GL Salerno… - Limnologica, 2018 - Elsevier
Toxic cyanobacterial blooms are a water quality issue worldwide whose incidence and
severity are predicted to increase due to climate change and eutrophication. Argentina is not …

[HTML][HTML] The importance of cyanobacteria and microalgae present in aerosols to human health and the environment–Review study

K Wiśniewska, AU Lewandowska… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Airborne microalgae and cyanobacteria are among the least studied organisms in
aerobiology. While those of them living in freshwater and seawater are well recognized …