Sicilian reservoirs constitute the most important water resources available on the island. During summer 2001, the intense water utilization of Lake Arancio reservoir reduced the water level significantly, which coincided with the formation of intense blooms formed by the microcystin (MC)-producing cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa. During summer 2003, Lake Arancio was continuously filled and the vertical stratification of the water column was maintained resulting in five to sixfold lower cell numbers of M. aeruginosa. For both years, a significant relationship between MC net production and Microcystis cell growth was observed, implying that Microcystis cell numbers can be used to infer MC concentrations in water. Unexpectedly, dense blooms of the MC-producing cyanobacterium Planktothrix rubescens occurred during winter 2005/2006 in the reservoirs Lake Pozzillo, Prizzi, Nicoletti, and Garcia but have not been reported earlier. In this season, MC concentrations higher than those recorded in summer were measured, implying that monitoring of Mediterranean drinking water reservoirs needs to be intensified during winter, a season usually considered to be less prone to the formation of cyanobacterial blooms. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

NASELLI FLORES L, BARONE R, CHORUS I, KURMAYER R (2007). Toxic cyanobacterial blooms in reservoirs under a semiarid Mediterranean climate: the magnification of a problem. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY, 22, 399-404 [10.1002/tox.20268].

Toxic cyanobacterial blooms in reservoirs under a semiarid Mediterranean climate: the magnification of a problem

NASELLI FLORES, Luigi;BARONE, Rossella;
2007-01-01

Abstract

Sicilian reservoirs constitute the most important water resources available on the island. During summer 2001, the intense water utilization of Lake Arancio reservoir reduced the water level significantly, which coincided with the formation of intense blooms formed by the microcystin (MC)-producing cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa. During summer 2003, Lake Arancio was continuously filled and the vertical stratification of the water column was maintained resulting in five to sixfold lower cell numbers of M. aeruginosa. For both years, a significant relationship between MC net production and Microcystis cell growth was observed, implying that Microcystis cell numbers can be used to infer MC concentrations in water. Unexpectedly, dense blooms of the MC-producing cyanobacterium Planktothrix rubescens occurred during winter 2005/2006 in the reservoirs Lake Pozzillo, Prizzi, Nicoletti, and Garcia but have not been reported earlier. In this season, MC concentrations higher than those recorded in summer were measured, implying that monitoring of Mediterranean drinking water reservoirs needs to be intensified during winter, a season usually considered to be less prone to the formation of cyanobacterial blooms. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
2007
NASELLI FLORES L, BARONE R, CHORUS I, KURMAYER R (2007). Toxic cyanobacterial blooms in reservoirs under a semiarid Mediterranean climate: the magnification of a problem. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY, 22, 399-404 [10.1002/tox.20268].
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