Effects on human health of some toxic cyanobacteria (blue‐green algae) in reservoirs, lakes, and rivers

作者：Ian R. Falconer · 发表于：Environmental Toxicology and Water Quality · 年份：1989 · DOI：10.1002/tox.2540040206 · 被引用次数：88 · 研究领域：Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics

Abstract The public water supply has been implicated in gastrointestinal disorders in the United States, East Africa, and Australia, associated with the lysis of heavy blooms of cyanobacteria. The causative organisms include Microcystis, Anabaena, Aphanizomenon, and Oscillatoria. Using epidemiological techniques, we have shown significant increase in liver enzymes in blood, particularly γ‐glutamyl transpeptidase, during a toxic bloom in the reservoir of a city. Therefore, public health awareness of the risks, and consequent action to control water blooms and remove harmful compounds from drinking water supplies, is required.