Toxic cyanobacteria are a concern worldwide because they can adversely affect humans,
animals, and ecosystems. However, neurotoxins produced by freshwater cyanobacteria are …

Cyanobacterial blooms occur when algal densities exceed baseline population
concentrations. Cyanobacteria can produce a large number of secondary metabolites …

Solid phase microextraction find increasing applications in the sample preparation step
before chromatographic determination of analytes in samples with a complex composition …

This critical review presents information on known and innovative approaches to the
manufacture of fibre coatings used in solid-phase microextraction (SPME). The properties …

BACKGROUND This biennial review covers developments in environmental mass
spectrometry for emerging environmental contaminants over the period of 2006-2007. A few …

The most recent contributions on solventless extraction techniques have been reviewed.
This paper deals with those techniques that use solid phases, such as solid-phase …

This paper provides an overview of the new developments in material and format technology
that improve the extraction of polar compounds in several extraction techniques. They …

Anatoxin-a (S) is the most potent natural neurotoxin produced by fresh water cyanobacteria.
It is also the least understood and monitored. Although this potent cholinesterase inhibitor …

During the last decade, solid-phase microextraction (SPME) has gained widespread
acceptance for analyte matrix separation and preconcentration. Relatively few data are …

The production of toxic metabolites by cyanobacterial blooms represents a significant threat
to the health of humans and ecosystems worldwide. Here we summarize the current state of …