Prospective Studies on Harmful Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, there has been growing concern worldwide around the presence of harmful cyanobacteria in different types of water bodies. Cyanobacteria colonize a wide range of habitats, including extreme climatic zones, and their metabolites—cyanotoxins—can be found in numerous matrices, causing negative health risks. Despite great attention being paid to cyanobacterial harmful blooms (HABs), there are still many knowledge gaps in this scientific area.

This Special Issue aims to highlight novel research findings on the expanding global geographic distribution of cyanotoxins in freshwater, their role in ecosystems, and methods of HAB mitigation.

In particular, the issue welcomes research papers on:

• Novel and improved methods for the sampling, extraction, detection, and quantification of various classes of cyanotoxins, with emphasis on detection in various matrices; the use of complex (e.g., physicochemical, in vitro assays, sensors, and molecular) methods for the detection of cyanotoxins and their producers.
• The global occurrence of cyanotoxins, as well as first reports of cyanotoxins in water bodies in less studied regions, including results of monitoring programs demonstrating the temporal and spatial distribution of cyanotoxins in freshwater bodies.
• Transformation/decomposition products of cyanotoxins formed in the environment and when using HAB mitigation methods.
• Ecosystem and experimental approaches when using HAB mitigation techniques.

Dr. Ekaterina Chernova
Dr. Sophia Barinova
Guest Editors

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