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A review and assessment of cyanobacterial toxins as cardiovascular health hazards
Eutrophicated waters frequently support bloom-forming cyanobacteria, many of which produce potent cyanobacterial toxins (cyanotoxins). Cyanotoxins can cause adverse health effects in a wide range of organisms ...
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Open AccessCyanobacteria, cyanotoxins, and their histopathological effects on fish tissues in Fehérvárcsurgó reservoir, Hungary
Cyanobacteria are important members of lake plankton, but they have the ability to form blooms and produce cyanotoxins and thus cause a number of adverse effects. Freshwater ecosystems around the world have be...
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Open AccessElimination of cyanobacteria and microcystins in irrigation water—effects of hydrogen peroxide treatment
Cyanobacterial blooms pose a risk to wild and domestic animals as well as humans due to the toxins they may produce. Humans may be subjected to cyanobacterial toxins through many routes, e.g., by consuming con...
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Global geographical and historical overview of cyanotoxin distribution and cyanobacterial poisonings
Cyanobacteria are photoautotrophic organisms which occur in aquatic and terrestrial environments. They have the potential to produce toxins which pose a threat to human and animal health. This review covers th...
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Open AccessCyanobacteria and loess—an underestimated interaction
Biocrusts are important functional units in dryland ecosystems. Regarded as ecosystem engineers, cyanobacteria in biocrusts contribute several major physico-chemical and biological processes. However, the role...
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Toxicology of microcystins with reference to cases of human intoxications and epidemiological investigations of exposures to cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins
Blooms of cyanobacteria have been documented throughout history, all over the world. Mass populations of these organisms typically present hazards to human health and are known for the production of a wide ran...
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Open AccessTracing the influence of Mediterranean climate on Southeastern Europe during the past 350,000 years
Loess-palaeosol sequences are valuable archives of past environmental changes. Although regional palaeoclimatic trends and conditions in Southeastern Europe have been inferred from loess sequences, large scale...
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Massive fish mortality and Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii bloom in Aleksandrovac Lake
This paper presents a case study of a massive fish mortality during a Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii bloom in Aleksandrovac Lake, Serbia in mid-December 2012. According to a preliminary investigation of the sampl...
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Evaluation of antioxidant activity and phenolic profile of filamentous terrestrial cyanobacterial strains isolated from forest ecosystem
The present study aims to investigate antioxidant activity and the phenolic content in five terrestrial cyanobacterial strains isolated from the Fruška Gora mountain forest ecosystem (Serbia). The antioxidant ...
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Impact of nitrogen and drought on phycobiliprotein content in terrestrial cyanobacterial strains
Cyanobacteria are highly adaptable microorganisms, characterized by an ability to survive in different environments with unfavorable conditions. In order to determine the content and composition of phycobilipr...
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Late Quaternary environmental changes in Helambu Himal, Central Nepal, recorded in the diatom flora assemblage composition and geochemistry of Lake Panch Pokhari
This study presents changes in diatom flora assemblage composition, TOC, TOC/N and biogenic opal in a 450 cm core of Lake Panch Pokhari, Central Nepal (4,050 m asl), indicating Late Quaternary environmental fl...
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Leptospirosis distribution related to freshwater habitats in the Vojvodina region (Republic of Serbia)
The retrospective study (2002–2007) for human leptospirosis in Vojvodina was undertaken in order to describe the distribution of the disease in relation with some environmental factors. Regarding the presented...
