Human health risk assessment related to blue-green algae mass development in the Kuibyshev Reservoir

Abstract

© 2015 IWA Publishing. Health risk assessment related towater quality and microcystin contamination ofwater in the Kuibyshev Reservoir was conducted in August 2012 during the period of algal bloom. The health risk during recreational activity was estimated for potential exposure to extracellular microcystins. Microcystin content in water measured by the indirect competitive ELISA method was in the range from 0.21 to 26.96 μg L^-1. The results of the present study showthat the health risk can reach a dangerous level even at 1 h of exposure due to the high concentration of extracellular microcystins in the water.