In 1996, an extensive exposure of Brazilian hemodialysis patients at a dialysis center, using
a municipal water supply water contaminated with cyanotoxins, provided the first evidence …

Hepatotoxic microcystins (MCs) are the most commonly reported cyanotoxins in eutrophic
freshwaters. In 1996, human intoxications by MCs caused deaths of 76 patients at Caruaru …

A method for the detection and quantification of the microcystins (MCs)—MC-LR, MC-RR
and MC-YR—in biological samples by matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) has been …

A reliable and sensitive method for determination of hepatotoxic microcystins in complicated
matrices by frit‐fast atom bombardment liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (Frit‐FAB …

In February 1996, an outbreak of illness occurred at a hemodialysis clinic in Caruaru,
Pernambuco State—Brazil. At this clinic 116 (89%) of 131 patients experienced visual …

Microcystins are among the most commonly detected toxins associated with cyanobacteria
blooms worldwide. Two episodes of intravenous microcystin exposures occurred among …

In November 2001, a cyanobacterial bloom dominated by Microcystis and Anabaena
occurred in the Funil Reservoir and the Guandu River, both of which supply drinking water to …

Toxic cyanobacteria are contaminants of surface waters worldwide. Microcystins are some of
the most commonly detected cyanotoxins. Biological evidence of human exposure may be …

Microcystins are a family of heptapeptide hepatotoxins produced by some genera of
cyanobacteria. These toxins have been responsible for the illness and death of both animals …

The acute poisoning of chronic renal patients during hemodialysis sessions in 1996 in
Caruaru City (Pernambuco State, Brazil) stimulated an intensive search for the cause of this …