Chapter 15 : Cyanotoxins Workgroup Report
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The Cyanotoxins Workgroup was charged with the identification and prioritization of research needs associated with: the identification of cyanotoxins; toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics of cyanotoxins; human susceptibility to the toxins; cyanobacterial genetics/omics and factors for inclusion in predictive models of toxin production; and risk reduction from an intentional or accidental release of cyanotoxins. Papers presented for the Cyanotoxins Session of the symposium on toxin types, toxicokinetics, and toxicodyamics (See Humpage this volume), cyanobacterial genetics of toxin production (See Neilan this volume), and parameters related to human risks from cyanobacterial exposure (See Love this volume) set the stage for Cyanotoxins Workgroup discussions. A consensus was achieved regarding the need to focus on the major identified classes of cyanotoxins. The group expressed the belief that the most significant toxic components of presently occurring harmful algal blooms have been identified, and the knowledge gaps for these most prevalent toxins are great enough to warrant the attention of most of our
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