Cyanobacteria and Their Toxins in the Environment
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 2857
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cyanobacteria; cyanotoxins; environment; toxicology; natural products
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2. CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto, 4450-208 Porto, Portugal
Interests: cyanobacteria; toxins; cyanotoxins; marine biotechnology; secondary metabolites; cyanobacterial blooms; ecotoxicology; environmental contamination
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cyanobacteria inhabit several types of environments, including those used for water provision and bathing. The production and release of harmful metabolites known as cyanotoxins is one of the most damaging characteristics of cyanobacteria, with well documented episodes of human and animal poisoning attributed worldwide. Bloom occurrence due to elevated anthropogenic pressure and climate change foster the surveillance of cyanobacteria and of their related cyanotoxins in the several environments they inhabit. Therefore, toxic cyanobacteria isolation, cyanotoxins quantification, bioaccumulation, biodegradation, and the persistence of toxic compounds are topics that require continuous studies in order to improve water quality and public health globally. In this Special Issue, the main aim is to understand the impact of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in the many environments they inhabit on human demands and activities.
Dr. Cristiana Moreira
Prof. Dr. Vitor Vasconcelos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cyanobacteria
- cyanotoxins
- eutrophication
- climate change
- water quality
- public health
- bioaccumulation
- biodegradation
