Quantitative PCR based detection system for cyanobacterial geosmin/2-methylisoborneol (2-MIB) events in drinking water sources: Current status and challenges

A Devi, YT Chiu, HT Hsueh, TF Lin - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Taste and odor (T&O) are an important issue in drinking water, aquaculture, recreation and a
few other associated industries, and cyanobacteria-relevant geosmin and 2 …

Advances and challenges in the technologies for cyanobacterial cells removal in drinking water treatment

H Xu, A Yang, Y Pang, H Pei - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Harmful cyanobacteria in reservoirs pose a serious threat to drinking water safety due to the
intracellular metabolites, such as toxins and unpleasant tastes & odours. Effective removal of …

Remarkable characteristics and distinct community of biofilms on the photoaged polyethylene films in riverine microcosms

H Huang, P Liu, Y Shi, X Wu, S Gao - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Recalcitrant plastics in the environment are gradually fragmented into weathered debris
distinguished from their original state by the integrative action of influencing factors, such as …

Occurrence and distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in the water and sediments of Qingcaosha Reservoir, Shanghai, China

Z Huang, W Zhao, T Xu, B Zheng, D Yin - Environmental Sciences Europe, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Qingcaosha Reservoir is China's largest river impoundment and an
important drinking water resource for Shanghai city. Although antibiotics contamination in …

Using sodium percarbonate to suppress vertically distributed filamentous cyanobacteria while maintaining the stability of microeukaryotic communities in drinking …

H Xu, Y Pang, Y Li, S Zhang, H Pei - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing frequency and intensity of blooms of toxin-and taste & odour-producing
filamentous cyanobacteria in water sources is a growing global issue. Compared to the …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of copper sulphate treatment on cyanobacterial blooms and subsequent water quality risks

SE Watson, CH Taylor, V Bell, TR Bellamy… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Control of algal blooms and associated biologically-induced water quality risks in drinking
reservoirs is problematic. Copper sulphate (CuSO 4) treatment is one intervention that has …

Impact of copper sulphate, potassium permanganate, and hydrogen peroxide on Pseudanabaena galeata cell integrity, release and degradation of 2 …

H Xu, J Brookes, P Hobson, H Pei - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Frequent off-flavor events caused by geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol have caused concern
among consumers about the quality of potable water. Pseudanabaena galeata, a …

Molecular mechanisms underlying sodium percarbonate treatment suppress the recovery and growth of Pseudanabaena sp. in early spring

H Xu, A Yang, X Ma, W Wang, Y Pang, H Pei - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Increasing frequency and intensity of cyanobacterial blooms in water sources is a growing
global issue. Algicides are usually implemented in summer or autumn when blooms break …

Temperature affects growth, geosmin/2-methylisoborneol production, and gene expression in two cyanobacterial species

Q Shen, Q Wang, H Miao, M Shimada, M Utsumi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Cyanobacterial blooms accompanied by taste and odor (T&O) compounds affect the
recreational function and safe use of drinking water. Geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol (2 …

Early warning of MIB episode based on gene abundance and expression in drinking water reservoirs

T Cao, J Fang, Z Jia, Y Zhu, M Su, Q Zhang, Y Song… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Cellular 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) yield of cyanobacteria varies under different
conditions according to culture studies and field investigations, the causal mechanism …