Potentially toxic cyanobacteria blooms in the southern Alps and the Italian peninsula
Vol. 16 No. 1 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.4081/aiol.2025.12584
Cyanobacterial blooms in the Po River basin and the eastern Alps
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Received: 18 April 2024
Accepted: 19 December 2024
Published: 4 March 2025
Accepted: 19 December 2024
Published: 4 March 2025
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In this paper, we briefly describe episodes of cyanobacterial blooms that have occurred in lakes of northern Italy since 2000. In addition to listing the species involved in these blooms, we provide information on the trophic and ecological status of the water bodies and the presence of algal toxins. Furthermore, we report an example of a risk assessment effort aimed at developing a quality control system for water intended for human consumption. The use of high-frequency monitoring techniques, integrated with predictive modelling, remote sensing, and molecular analysis for species identification, is becoming increasingly important in the context of the effects of ongoing climate change.
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Cyanobacterial blooms in the Po River basin and the eastern Alps. (2025). Advances in Oceanography and Limnology, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/aiol.2025.12584
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