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- Title
Identification of Microcystins in Waters Used for Daily Life by People Who Live on Tai Lake During a Serious Cyanobacteria Dominated Bloom with Risk Analysis to Human Health.
- Authors
Zhang, H.; Zhang, J.; Zhu, Y.
- Abstract
This article discusses research that presented data on the existence of microcystins in water used for domestic purposes by people living on Tail Lake in China during the cyanobacterial bloom of 2007. The health risks posed by drinking this water were also examined. Using high performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, researchers identified three types of microcystins in the lake. Risk assessment showed that drinking water that had be treated with alum alone was not safe, as microcystin levels were six times higher than the tolerable daily intake (TDI) recommended by The World Health Organization.
- Subjects
TAI Lake (China); CHINA; MICROCYSTINS; WATER pollution; TOXICOLOGY of water pollution; CYANOBACTERIAL blooms; ELECTROSPRAY ionization mass spectrometry; CONTAMINATION of drinking water; DRINKING water purification; DRINKING water microbiology
- Publication
Environmental Toxicology, 2009, Vol 24, Issue 1, p82
- ISSN
1520-4081
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/tox.20381