Cyanobacterial toxins in New York and the lower Great Lakes ecosystems

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2008:619:153-65. doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-75865-7_7.

Abstract

Toxic cyanobacterial blooms are an increasing problem in the lower Laurentian Great Lakes. To better understand their occurrence and distribution, samples for particulate toxin analysis were collected from more than 140 New York Lakes including Lakes Erie, Champlain and Ontario. Microcystins were of most importance and were detected in nearly 50% of the samples. Anatoxin-a, cylindrospermopsin and the paralytic shellfish toxins occurred much less frequently (0-4%). The implications for the management of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms are discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids
  • Animals
  • Bacterial Toxins / analysis
  • Bacterial Toxins / toxicity*
  • Cyanobacteria / isolation & purification
  • Cyanobacteria / pathogenicity*
  • Cyanobacteria Toxins
  • Ecosystem
  • Eutrophication*
  • Fresh Water / microbiology*
  • Great Lakes Region
  • Humans
  • Marine Toxins / analysis
  • Marine Toxins / toxicity*
  • Microcystins / analysis
  • Microcystins / toxicity*
  • Neurotoxins / analysis
  • Neurotoxins / toxicity
  • New York
  • Public Health
  • Tropanes / analysis
  • Tropanes / toxicity
  • Uracil / analogs & derivatives
  • Uracil / analysis
  • Uracil / toxicity

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Cyanobacteria Toxins
  • Marine Toxins
  • Microcystins
  • Neurotoxins
  • Tropanes
  • cylindrospermopsin
  • Uracil
  • anatoxin a