Reservoir management strategies for control and degradation of algal toxins
By: prepared by Justin D. Brookes ... [et al.] ; jointly sponsored by Awwa Research Foundation and Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment.
Contributors: Brookes, Justin D.; AWWA Research Foundation.; Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment (Australia)
Publisher: Awwa Research Foundation; distributed by American Water Works Association; distributed by IWA Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Denver, Colo; [London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9781605730189
Subjects: Cyanobacteria -- Control; Cyanobacterial toxins; Water quality management; Reservoirs -- Management
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-241).
Table of contents: title: 1. Background, motivation & scope; title: 2. Literature review; title: 3. Ecology of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii; title: 4. Biodegradation of the cyanotoxin M-LR in a sand filter and natural waters and associated detection of a molecular marker (MLRA gene) for degradation; title: 5. Microbial degradation of Cylindrospermopsin laboratory studies; title: 6. Development of a model for cyanobacterial growth, toxin production and biodegradation; title: 7. Application of the cyanobacterial toxin model at North Pine Dam, Queensland, Australia; title: 8. CAEDYM model of Eagle Creek Reservoir, Indiana, USA; title: 9. Effect of chlorine pretreatment on algal cell integrity; title: 10. Factsheets; title: 11. Recommendations; title: References.