| Impact ID |
Scientific Name
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Impact Type
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Study Type
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Study Location
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Impact Description
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Geographic Location
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Reference
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7530
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Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii
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Human Health
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Experimental
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Laboratory
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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
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16181
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7531
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Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii
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Human Health
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Anecdotal
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N/A
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There is also accumulating evidence that cylindrospermopsin, a toxin in Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii, is carcinogenic
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16203
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