Microcystins are inhibitors of protein phosphatases and thus toxic to most eukaryotic organisms 10. However, the microcystin levels found in Antarctic cyanobacterial mats are much lower 9 than ...

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is warning residents about a blue-green algae bloom in the Ruscom River.

Microcystins and other related cyanobacterial toxins can be generally grouped into three categories, hepatotoxins (attacking the liver), neurotoxins (attacking the nervous system), and others that ...

Researchers with the University of Toledo say carbonized corncobs can help clean drinking water contaminated from harmful ...

"Microcystins do not absorb or scatter light, making them undetectable by optical sensors directly," said Prof. DUAN. "Therefore, the key to monitoring microcystins from satellites is to find a ...

Without knowing which microcystins were involved, overall levels detected in Toledo tap water “say nothing about toxicity in humans,” Boyer points out. A line structure of microcystin-LR.

To assess human exposure to microcystins during the 2018 algal blooms, Schaefer and faculty and collaborators from FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, collected urine, ...

Microcystins are among the most common toxins that arise from these cyanobacterial blooms, posing a significant risk to animal and human health.

Microcystins are not regulated by the EPA. What does fertilizer have to do with harmful blooms? In general, the growth of algae that releases toxins are referred to as harmful algal blooms.

As EPA notes, microcystins and cylindrospermopsin are toxins that can be produced by a variety of cyanobacteria species. Cyanobacteria are typically referenced as blue-green algae.