Preliminary investigations into oxidation of paralytic shellfish poisons (saxitoxins and derivatives) in drinking water by chlorine.
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| Title | Preliminary investigations into oxidation of paralytic shellfish poisons (saxitoxins and derivatives) in drinking water by chlorine. |
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| Author | Wickramasinghe, Wasa A.; Davis, Brad C.; Eaglesham, Geoff K.; Shaw, Glendon Reginald; Moore, Michael R. |
| Publication Title | Harmful Algae 2002 |
| Editor | Karen A. Steidinger, Jan H. Landsberg, Carmelo R. Tomas, Gabriel A. Vargo |
| Year Published | 2004 |
| Place of publication | St. Petersburg, Florida, USA |
| Publisher | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Institute of Oceanography, and UNESCO |
| Abstract | The fresh water cyanobacterium Anabaena circinalis produces saxitoxin (STX) and several other toxins with similar basic structural skeleton. Collectively, these toxins are known as Paralytic Shellfish Poisons or PSPs. These toxins are water soluble and can escape into the water body after cell lysis. The presence of these toxins in drinking water is a serious threat to human health. The present work has shown that Paralytic Shellfish Poisons (PSPs) in drinking water can be removed by chlorination at high pH (>9.0), provided a residual of 0.5 mg/L of free chlorine is present after 30 minutes of contact time. |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Published | Yes |
| Publisher URI | http://www.issha.org/ |
| Conference name | Xth International Conference on Harmful Algae |
| Location | St. Pete Beach, Florida, USA |
| Date From | 2002-10-21 |
| Date To | 2002-10-25 |
| URI | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/23419 |
| Date Accessioned | 2006-07-24 |
| Date Available | 2009-05-14T10:22:33Z |
| Language | en_AU |
| Faculty | Griffith Health Faculty |
| Subject | PRE2009-Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety |
| WWW reference | http://research.myfwc.com/features/view_article.asp?id=25973 |
| Publication Type | Conference Publications (Full Written Paper - Refereed) |
| Publication Type Code | e1x |
Please use this identifier to cite this record: http://hdl.handle.net/10072/23419
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