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Francy, D.S., Brady, A.M.G., Ecker, C.D., Graham, J.L., Stelzer, E.A., Struffolino, P., Dwyer, D.F. and Loftin, K.A. (2016) Estimating Microcystin Levels at Recreational Sites in Western Lake Erie and Ohio. Harmful Algae, 58, 23-34.
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• TITLE: Alternative Methods for Analysis of Cyanobacterial Populations in Drinking Water Supplies: Fluorometric and Toxicological Applications Using Phycocyanin

  AUTHORS: Nancy J. Leland, James F. Haney

  KEYWORDS: Cyanobacteria, Size Fractions, Fluorometry, Monitoring, Phycocyanin Extraction

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Water Resource and Protection, Vol.10 No.8, August 15, 2018

  ABSTRACT: The management of cyanobacteria and potential exposure to associated biotoxins requires the allocation of scarce resources across a range of freshwater resources within various jurisdictions. Cost effective and reliable methods for sample processing and analysis form the foundation of the protocol yielding reliable data from which to derive important decisions. In this study the utilization of new methods to collect, process and analyze samples enhanced our ability to evaluate cyanobacterial populations. Extraction of phycocyanin using the single freeze thaw method provided more accurate and precise measurements (CV 4.7% and 6.4%), offering a simple and cost-effective means to overcome the influence of morphological variability. In-vacuo concentration of samples prior to ELISA analysis provided a detection limit of 0.001 μg·L−1 MC. Fractionation of samples (−1) = −0.279 + (1.368 ∗ Log PC (μg·L−1) while in an Aphanizomemon spp. dominant system Log MC (ng·L−1) = 0.385 + (0.449 ∗ Log PC (μg·L−1). These methods and sampling protocol could be used in other aquatic systems across a broader regional landscape to estimate the levels of microcystins.