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Health Risk Assessment for Cyanobacterial Toxins in Seafood

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  • Vanora Mulvenna

    (Department of Health, GPO Box 4541, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia)

  • Katie Dale

    (Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia)

  • Brian Priestly

    (Australian Centre for Human Health Risk Assessment, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia)

  • Utz Mueller

    (Food Standards Australia New Zealand, 55 Blackall Street, Barton, ACT 2600, Australia)

  • Andrew Humpage

    (Australian Water Quality Centre, SA Water, GPO Box 1751, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia)

  • Glen Shaw

    (School of Public Health, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland 4222, Australia)

  • Graeme Allinson

    (Future Farming Systems Research Division, Department of Primary Industries, Queenscliff, Victoria 3225, Australia)

  • Ian Falconer

    (Pharmacology, Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia)

Abstract

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are abundant in fresh, brackish and marine waters worldwide. When toxins produced by cyanobacteria are present in the aquatic environment, seafood harvested from these waters may present a health hazard to consumers. Toxicity hazards from seafood have been internationally recognised when the source is from marine algae (dinoflagellates and diatoms), but to date few risk assessments for cyanobacterial toxins in seafood have been presented. This paper estimates risk from seafood contaminated by cyanobacterial toxins, and provides guidelines for safe human consumption.

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  • Vanora Mulvenna & Katie Dale & Brian Priestly & Utz Mueller & Andrew Humpage & Glen Shaw & Graeme Allinson & Ian Falconer, 2012. "Health Risk Assessment for Cyanobacterial Toxins in Seafood," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 9(3), pages 1-14, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:9:y:2012:i:3:p:807-820:d:16555
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    1. Ian Stewart & Geoffrey K. Eaglesham & Glenn B. McGregor & Roger Chong & Alan A. Seawright & Wasantha A. Wickramasinghe & Ross Sadler & Lindsay Hunt & Glenn Graham, 2012. "First Report of a Toxic Nodularia spumigena (Nostocales/ Cyanobacteria) Bloom in Sub-Tropical Australia. II. Bioaccumulation of Nodularin in Isolated Populations of Mullet (Mugilidae)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 9(7), pages 1-32, July.

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