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Algal blooms in freshwater lakes
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are unicellular prokaryotes that thrive mainly in freshwater lakes. Being autotroph organisms they accomplish oxygenic photosynthesis playing a significant role in the food chain of several ecosystems. However, under certain circumstances (eutrophication, climatic change, etc.), they can grow and lead to uncontrolled blooms.
Oct 7, 2014 9:32:59 AM / by admin posted in analysis by mass, bioassay systems, diarrheic shellfish poisoning, diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, algal toxins, harmful algae, inhibitor assay, lc mass, lc ms, lc msms, liquid chromatography mass spectrometry, Marine biotoxins, mass spec, mass spectroscopy, mba, mouse assay, mouse bioassay, okadaic acid, okadaic acid pp2a, Okatest, phosphatase assay, PP2A, pp2a inhibitor, red tie, shelfish poisoning symptoms, shellfish food poisoning, shellfish poisoning, shellfish toxin, spectrometry chromatography, toxic algae, toxins in shellfish
The liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is the reference method for lipophilic toxins since July 2011. According to the European Commission EU 15/2011 this method has to be used as matter of routine, both for the purposes of official controls, at any stage of the food chain, and own-checks by food business operators. This legislation applies to European countries and any other exporting to Europe.