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Preliminary assessment of the performance of oyster shells and chitin materials as adsorbents in the removal of saxitoxin in aqueous solutions

Chemistry Central Journal, 2012
Background This study evaluated the adsorption capacity of the natural materials chitin and oyster shell powder (OSP) in the removal of saxitoxin (STX) from water.
Melegari Silvia P, Matias William G
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Integrated membrane systems for toxic cyanobacteria removal [PDF]

, 2010
Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) provide a major problem for the water industry as they can produce metabolites toxic to humans in addition to taste and odour (T&O) compounds that make drinking water aesthetically displeasing.
Chow, C., Dixon, M., Ho, L., Newcombe, G., O'Neill, B., Richard, Y.   +5 more
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Preface [PDF]

, 2014
Author Posting. © The Author(s), 2014. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of Elsevier for personal use, not for redistribution.
Anderson, Donald M., Bricelj, V. Monica, DeGrasse, Stacey L., Kleindinst, Judith L., McGillicuddy, Dennis J., Sellner, Kevin G., Townsend, David W., Turner, Jefferson T.   +7 more
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Optimization of Sample Preparation for the Identification and Quantification of Saxitoxin in Proficiency Test Mussel Sample using Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Toxins, 2015
Saxitoxin (STX) and some selected paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) analogues in mussel samples were identified and quantified with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).
Kirsi Harju, Marja-Leena Rapinoja, Marc-André Avondet, Werner Arnold, Martin Schär, Stephen Burrell, Werner Luginbühl, Paula Vanninen   +7 more
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Investigating diet as the source of tetrodotoxin in Pleurobranchaea maculata [PDF]

, 2014
The origin of tetrodotoxin (TTX) is highly debated; researchers have postulated either an endogenous or exogenous source with the host accumulating TTX symbiotically or via food chain transmission.
Adamson, Janet E., Cary, S. Craig, Khor, Serena, McNabb, Paul, Salvitti, Lauren R., Taylor, David I., Wood, Susanna A.   +6 more
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Results of a Saxitoxin Proficiency Test Including Characterization of Reference Material and Stability Studies

Toxins, 2015
A saxitoxin (STX) proficiency test (PT) was organized as part of the Establishment of Quality Assurance for the Detection of Biological Toxins of Potential Bioterrorism Risk (EQuATox) project.
Kirsi Harju, Marja-Leena Rapinoja, Marc-André Avondet, Werner Arnold, Martin Schär, Werner Luginbühl, Anke Kremp, Sanna Suikkanen, Harri Kankaanpää, Stephen Burrell, Martin Söderström, Paula Vanninen   +11 more
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Diversity of luciferase sequences and bioluminescence production in Baltic Sea Alexandrium ostenfeldii [PDF]

, 2016
The toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii is the only bioluminescent bloom-forming phytoplankton in coastal waters of the Baltic Sea. We analysed partial luciferase gene (lcf) sequences and bioluminescence production in Baltic A. ostenfeldii bloom
Kremp, Anke, Le Tortorec, Anniina H., Simis, Stefan G. H., Tahvanainen, Pia   +3 more
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Dose-Response Modelling of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) in Humans

Toxins, 2018
Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is caused by a group of marine toxins with saxitoxin (STX) as the reference compound. Symptoms in humans after consumption of contaminated shellfish vary from slight neurological and gastrointestinal effects to fatal ...
Nathalie Arnich, Anne Thébault
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A7. SITUAZIONE NAZIONALE: CORPI IDRICI INTERESSATI DA CIANOBATTERI TOSSICI [PDF]

, 2014
I cianobatteri sono diffusi in moltissimi ambienti acquatici, dove possono produrre cianotossine con diversi profili tossicologici. Il presente rapporto riporta le linee guida per la gestione delle fioriture di cianobatteri nelle acque di balneazione ...
Angelis, R., Barone, R., Buzzi, F., Caviglia, F., Congestri, R., Copetti, D., Godeas, F., Guzzella, L., Manganelli, M., Masala, E., NASELLI FLORES, L., Salmaso, N., Scardala, S., Viaggiu, E.   +13 more
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EXTRACTION AND DETERMINATION OF PSP (SAXITOXIN AND DERIVATIVES) FROM SCALLOP

‬‭Majallah-i ̒Ilmī-i Shīlāt-i Īrān, 2006
Paralytic Shellfish Poison (Saxitoxin and derivatives) was extracted by HCL method from frozen scallops. The samples were collected from coastal areas of Iwate prefecture-Japan. Toxicity of the samples was determined with mouse.
H. Shohmohmmadi
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