2023 journal article
Microcystin Concentrations, Partitioning, and Structural Composition during Active Growth and Decline: A Laboratory Study
TOXINS, 15(12).
author keywords: microcystin; cyanobacterial harmful algal bloom; microcystin congeners; microcystin persistence; particulate and dissolved phases; North Carolina
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Microcystin can be present in variable concentrations, phases (dissolved and particulate), and structural forms (congeners), all which impact the toxicity and persistence of the algal metabolite. Conducting incubation experiments with six bloom assemblages collected from the Chowan River, North Carolina, we assessed microcystin dynamics during active growth and biomass degradation. Upon collection, average particulate and dissolved microcystin ranged between 0.2 and 993 µg L