title: Cyanobacterial toxins in New York and the lower Great Lakes ecosystems.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse NY 13210, USA. glboyer@esf.edu
authors.forename: Gregory L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Boyer
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids; D000818:Animals; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D000087522:Cyanobacteria Toxins; D017753:Ecosystem; D005068:Eutrophication; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D006114:Great Lakes Region; D006801:Humans; D008387:Marine Toxins / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*; D052998:Microcystins / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*; D009498:Neurotoxins / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity; D009518:New York; D011634:Public Health; D014326:Tropanes / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity; D014498:Uracil / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D000087522:Cyanobacteria Toxins; D008387:Marine Toxins; D052998:Microcystins; D009498:Neurotoxins; D014326:Tropanes; C089595:cylindrospermopsin; D014498:Uracil; C509783:anatoxin a