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Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins: Information for Drinking Water Systems Fact Sheet

The Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins: Information for Drinking Water Systems Fact Sheet provides basic information on human health effects, analytical screening tools and the effectiveness of various treatment processes to remove or inactivate microcystin-LR, anatoxin-a, cylindrospermopsin and saxitoxins in public water systems.

Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins: Information for Drinking Water Systems Fact Sheet (pdf) (466.21 KB, EPA-810F11001)

Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins: Information for Drinking Water Systems Fact Sheet

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