Cyanotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by cyanobacteria. They pose a threat to human health and the environment. This review summarises the existing data on human exposure to cyanotoxins through drinking water, recreational activities (e.g., swimming, canoeing or bathing), the aquatic food web, terrestrial plants, food supplements, and haemodialysis. Furthermore, it discusses the tolerable daily intake and guideline values for cyanotoxins (especially microcystins) as well as the need to implement risk management measures via national and international legislation. Sažetak Cijanotoksini su sekundarni metaboliti potencijalno opasni za ljudsko zdravlje i okoliš, koje proizvode cijanobakterije. Ovaj pregledni rad donosi prikaz postojećih podataka o izloženosti ljudi cijanotoksinima putem vode za piće, rekreacije, vodenog hranidbenog lanca, kopnenih biljaka i nekih drugih specifičnih puteva (dodaci prehrani i intravenozni put). Nadalje, u njemu se raspravlja o dopuštenom dnevnom unosu (TDI) i preporučenim vrijednostima za cijanotoksine (naročito mikrocistine) i nužnost provedbe mjera upravljanja rizicima putem nacionalnih i međunarodnih zakona. To su mjere od najveće važnosti za očuvanje okoliša i ljudskog zdravlja.
Human Exposure to Cyanotoxins and their Effects on Health
Damjana Drobac,Nada Tokodi,J. Simeunović,V. Baltic,Dina Stanić,Z. Svirčev
Published 2013 in Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju
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2013
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Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju
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2013-06-01
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Medicine, Environmental Science
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