title: Bloom Dynamics of Cyanobacteria and Their Toxins: Environmental Health Impacts and Mitigation Strategies.
abstract: Cyanobacteria are ecologically one of the most prolific groups of phototrophic prokaryotes in both marine and freshwater habitats. Both the beneficial and detrimental aspects of cyanobacteria are of considerable significance. They are important primary producers as well as an immense source of several secondary products, including an array of toxic compounds known as cyanotoxins. Abundant growth of cyanobacteria in freshwater, estuarine, and coastal ecosystems due to increased anthropogenic eutrophication and global climate change has created serious concern toward harmful bloom formation and surface water contamination all over the world. Cyanobacterial blooms and the accumulation of several cyanotoxins in water bodies pose severe ecological consequences with high risk to aquatic organisms and global public health. The proper management for mitigating the worldwide incidence of toxic cyanobacterial blooms is crucial for maintenance and sustainable development of functional ecosystems. Here, we emphasize the emerging information on the cyanobacterial bloom dynamics, toxicology of major groups of cyanotoxins, as well as a perspective and integrative approach to their management.
authors.affiliation: BRD School of Biosciences, Sardar Patel University Anand, India ; Laboratory of Cyanobacterial Biotechnology, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Rajesh P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Rastogi
authors.affiliation: BRD School of Biosciences, Sardar Patel University Anand, India.
authors.forename: Datta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Madamwar
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cyanobacterial Biotechnology, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Aran
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Incharoensakdi
keywords: cyanobacteria; cyanobacterial blooms; cyanotoxins; ecotoxicology; eutrophication; mitigation strategies