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Environmental Health
Cyanobacterial toxins in water supplies should be examined for carcinogenicity
October 5th, 2006
Cyanobacterial toxins in drinking water supplies should be examined for carcinogenicity. According to recent research from Australia, "The toxic alkaloid cylindrospermopsin is produced by a range of cyanobacterial species worldwide. It was first identified in the species Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii from tropical waters, and has since been isolated from four other genera in locations ranging from Israel to Japan." "High concentrations of the organisms and toxin have been identified in reservoirs, natural lakes, and rivers in summer in the USA and in Australia," explained I.R. Falconer and colleagues, University of Adelaide. "The toxin is a...
Source: Blood Weekly (2006-10-05)
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