Strategies for monitoring and managing mass populations of toxic cyanobacteria in recreational waters: a multi-interdisciplinary approach
Tyler, Andrew N.; Hunter, Peter D.; Carvalho, Laurence; Codd, Geoffrey A.; Elliott, Alex; Ferguson, Claire A.; Hanley, Nick D.; Hopkins, David W.; Maberly, Stephen C. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-5903; Mearns, Kathryn J.; Scott, E. Marion.
2009
Strategies for monitoring and managing mass populations of toxic cyanobacteria in recreational waters: a multi-interdisciplinary approach.
Environmental Health, 8 (Supplement 1), S11.
8, pp.
10.1186/1476-069X-8-S1-S11
Abstract/Summary
Mass populations of toxin-producing cyanobacteria commonly develop in fresh-, brackish- and marine waters and effective strategies for monitoring and managing cyanobacterial health risks are required to safeguard animal and human health. A multi-interdisciplinary study, including two UK freshwaters with a history of toxic cyanobacterial blooms, was undertaken to explore different approaches for the identification, monitoring and management of potentially-toxic cyanobacteria and their associated risks. The results demonstrate that (i) cyanobacterial bloom occurrence can be predicted at a local- and national-scale using process-based and statistical models; (ii) cyanobacterial concentration and distribution in waterbodies can be monitored using remote sensing, but minimum detection limits need to be evaluated; (iii) cyanotoxins may be transferred to spray-irrigated root crops; and (iv) attitudes and perceptions towards risks influence the public's preferences and willingness-to-pay for cyanobacterial health risk reductions in recreational waters.
| Item Type: | Publication - Article |
|---|---|
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1186/1476-069X-8-S1-S11 |
| Programmes: | CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Water > WA Topic 3 - Science for Water Management > WA - 3.4 - Develop novel and improved methods to enable the sustainable management of freshwaters and wetlands CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biodiversity > BD Topic 2 - Ecological Processes in the Environment > BD - 2.2 - Quantify the impact of invasive species, pathogens ... |
| UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas: | Parr Watt |
| ISSN: | 1476-069X |
| Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.: | Environmental Health is an Open Access Journal. The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.ehjournal.net/content/8/S1/S11 |
| Additional Keywords: | cyanobacteria algal blooms |
| NORA Subject Terms: | Biology and Microbiology Ecology and Environment Health |
| Date made live: | 28 Jan 2010 12:18 +0 (UTC) |
| URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/9030 |
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