The escalating occurrence of toxic cyanobacterial blooms worldwide is a matter of concern.
Global warming and eutrophication play a major role in the regularity of cyanobacterial …

Toxic cyanobacterial blooms impose a health risk to recreational users, and monitoring of
cyanobacteria and associated toxins is required to assess this risk. Traditionally, monitoring …

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are gaining worldwide attention because of their
toxicity, bioaccumulative and resistance to biological degradation in the environment. PFAS …

Harmful algal blooms and the toxins produced during these events are a human and
environmental health concern worldwide. Saxitoxin and its derivatives are potent natural …

Cyanotoxins from toxic blooms in lakes or eutrophic reservoirs are harmful to several
organisms including zooplankton, which often act as vectors of these secondary metabolites …

Abstract Comparison of the toxic effects caused by the pure cyanobacterial cyclic
hexapeptide anabaenopeptin-B (AN-B), the heptapeptides: microcystin-LR (MC-LR) and MC …

Microcystins that are cell-bound within Microcystis have demonstrated the ability to cause
lethal and reproductive impairment in Daphnia, who constitute an important part of aquatic …

In this study we tested the effects of a neurotoxic strain of the cyanobacterium Raphidiopsis
raciborskii (CYRF-01) on the swimming activity and physiological parameters of Daphnia …

Cyanobacteria usually dominate phytoplankton in eutrophic water bodies, where they form
dense monospecific or mixed blooms. Moreover, these organisms are an important energy …

The usage of cladocerans as non-model organisms in ecotoxicological and risk assessment
studies has intensified in recent years due to their ecological importance in aquatic …