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Laboratory analysis of cyanobacterial toxins and bioassays

LAWTON, Linda A., Metcalf JAMES S., Bojana ŽEGURA, Ralf JUNEK, Martin WELKER et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Laboratory analysis of cyanobacterial toxins and bioassays

Authors

LAWTON, Linda A., Metcalf JAMES S., Bojana ŽEGURA, Ralf JUNEK, Martin WELKER, Andrea TÖRÖKNÉ and Luděk BLÁHA (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

London, Toxic Cyanobacteria in Water, p. 745-800, 56 pp. 2nd Edition, 2021

Publisher

CRC Press

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Field of Study

30108 Toxicology

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

electronic version available online

References:

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/21:00124393

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

ISBN

978-1-003-08144-9

Keywords in English

Cyanobacterial; cyanotoxins; toxicity bioassays; analysis; storage

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 16/5/2022 12:38, Mgr. Marie Šípková, DiS.

Abstract

V originále

Cyanobacterial toxins or cyanotoxins are a diverse group of compounds with differing chemistries; hence, a single analytical method can rarely be used to evaluate all potential compounds. Toxicity bioassays have been adapted to assess the toxicity of cyanobacterial samples. The most common of these assays is the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay kit using antibodies raised to specific cyanotoxins. Testing with bioassays is expected to show whether the sample contains toxic substances and how toxic these substances may potentially be. Laboratory staff handling samples potentially containing toxic cyanobacteria and cyanobacterial toxins is potentially exposed to health hazards, and appropriate protective measures need to be implemented. Following a sampling trip, the samples arriving in the laboratory need to be processed further for analysis or storage. Three aspects are important for sample handling and storage: safety, sample processing to ensure stability and traceability.