Impact ID | 7530 |
Impact Type | Human Health |
Study Type | Experimental |
Study Location | Laboratory |
Impact Description | Treatment of a Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii bloom with copper sulfate resulted in contamination of a reservoir on Palm Island, Australia with cylindrospermopsin. After drinking the contaminated water, 141 people were hospitalized with heptoenteritis and other symptoms affecting kidneys, adrenal glands, small intestine, lungs, thymus, and heart |
Reference | 16181 |
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