Toxic Cyanobacteria in Water: A Guide to Their Public Health Consequences, Monitoring and Management

ISBN-13: 9780367533311 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 840 str.

Ingrid Chorus; Martin Welker

Opis

Protecting drinking, recreational, and other water from toxic cyanobacteria has a major impact on health. This new edition outlines water-related exposure pathways, supports hazard analysis and risk assessment, and outlines strategies for their control and the design and implementation of monitoring programmes.

Spis treści

1 Introduction 2 Cyanobacterial toxins 3 Introduction to cyanobacteria 4 Understanding the occurrence of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins 5 Exposure to cyanotoxins: Understanding it and short-term interventions to prevent it 6 Assessing and managing cyanobacterial risks in water-use systems 7 Assessing and controlling the risk of cyanobacterial blooms: Nutrient loads from the catchment 8 Assessing and controlling the risk of cyanobacterial blooms: Waterbody conditions 9 Managing cyanotoxin risks at the drinking-water offtake 10 Controlling cyanotoxin occurrence: Drinking-water treatment 11 Planning monitoring programmes for cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins 12 Fieldwork: Site inspection and sampling 13 Laboratory analyses of cyanobacteria and water chemistry 14 Laboratory analysis of cyanobacterial toxins and bioassays 15 Public health surveillance, public communication and participation