Cyanotoxins
Mostrando 13-21 de 21 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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13. Identificação e quantificação de microcistinas por HPLC em reservatórios de água / Identification and Quantification of microcystins through HPLC in water reservoirs
A oferta de água vem se tornando cada vez mais diminuta à medida que a população, a indústria e a agricultura se expandem. A contaminação dos mananciais gerada pelo descarte de efluentes domésticos e industriais leva a eutrofização, processo pela qual grande aporte de nutrientes, particularmente fosfatos, leva ao crescimento excessivo de algas. As
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 08/08/2008
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14. Desenvolvimento de um Equipamento Óptico para o Estudo do Movimento Vertical de Cianobactérias Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii
Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii is among the most common species observed in cyanobacterial blooms in Brazil. Since this species is potentially toxic (it can produce hepatotoxins and neurotoxins), blooms formation constitute by itself a serious problem, of interest to all the society, including Brazil. The occurrence of cyanobacterial blooms makes the costs o
Publicado em: 2007
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15. Isolamento, morfologia, análises moleculares e testes toxicológicos de cianobactérias em lagoa facultativa de sistema de estabilização (Cajati-SP) / Isolation, morphology, molecular analyses and toxicology assays of cyanobacteria from facultative pond of waste stabilization (Cajati-SP)
Os sistemas de lagoas de estabilização constituem uma tecnologia de tratamento de esgoto atraente para pequenas e médias comunidades, principalmente devido ao baixo custo, simplicidade operacional e boa eficiência de remoção de poluentes orgânicos e patógenos. Entretanto, apresentam elevadas concentrações de algas, cianobactérias e outras bactéri
Publicado em: 2007
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16. Toxicidade em camundongos devido à exposição prolongada a uma floração de cianobactérias contendo microcistinas: avaliações comportamental, hematológica, bioquímica e anatomopatológica / Toxicity in mice due to prolonged exposure to a cyanobacterial bloom containing microcystins: behavioral, hematological, biochemical and anatomopathological evaluations
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are prokaryotic and photosynthetic organisms found in practically every type of liquid habitat and that can form great superficial masses of intense green color called blooms. The development of algal blooms on water surface occurs with a higher incidence and is recognised as being a potential health hazard due to the toxic n
Publicado em: 2007
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17. Avaliação da toxicidade de florações naturais e de cultura de cianobactérias: efeitos sobre Ceriodaphnia silvestri (Crustacea, Cladocera)
The incidence of toxic cyanobacterial blooms is one of the important consequences of eutrophication in aquatic ecosystems. It is a very common phenomenon in reservoirs and shrimp ponds in the State of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), Brazil. Cyanobacterias produce toxins which can affect aquatic organisms and men trough the food chain. Aiming to contribute to the s
Publicado em: 2006
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18. Analysis of distribution, density and toxicity of cyanobacterial blooms and its toxins in the reservoirs of Middle and Low Tietê river (SP) and its relation with limnological characteristics of this system / Análise da distribuição, densidade e toxicidade de florações de cianobactérias em reservatórios do médio e baixo rio Tietê (SP) e relação com as características limnológicas do sistema
Reservoirs in Brazil, particularly in São Paulo State, are important ecosystems which were built up successively in the last 40 years. Some of these reservoirs, mainly at the Middle and the Low Tietê river cascade system are eutrophic. Frequently cyanobacterial blooms are related to these eutrophic conditions which compromise the multiple use of the reserv
Publicado em: 2005
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19. Dinâmica de populações de cianobactérias em reservatório eutrofizado no semi-árido nordestino brasileiro.
The Armando Ribeiro Gonçalves reservoir, located in the semi-arid of the Rio Grande do Norte (06o08 S ; 37o 07 W), in Northeast Brazil, represents 68% of the total surface water accumulated in the state. The reservoir, with maximum volumetric capacity of 2.4 x 109, provides 400 thousands habitants and also is destined to irrigation, leisure and fishing. It
Publicado em: 2003
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20. Diverse taxa of cyanobacteria produce β-N-methylamino-l-alanine, a neurotoxic amino acid
Cyanobacteria can generate molecules hazardous to human health, but production of the known cyanotoxins is taxonomically sporadic. For example, members of a few genera produce hepatotoxic microcystins, whereas production of hepatotoxic nodularins appears to be limited to a single genus. Production of known neurotoxins has also been considered phylogeneticall
National Academy of Sciences.
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21. Evidence for paralytic shellfish poisons in the freshwater cyanobacterium Lyngbya wollei (Farlow ex Gomont) comb. nov.
Lyngbya wollei (Farlow ex Gomont) comb. nov., a perennial mat-forming filamentous cyanobacterium prevalent in lakes and reservoirs of the southeastern United States, was found to produce a potent, acutely lethal neurotoxin when tested in the mouse bioassay. Signs of poisoning were similar to those of paralytic shellfish poisoning. As part of the Tennessee Va