"The Toxins of Cyanobacteria" Wayne W. Carmichael, in Scientific American (Jan. 1994), 415 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017-1111.
To scientists, the blue-green microorganisms are known as cyanobacteria; non-scientists more often call them by a different name: pond scum. By any name, tlie many forms of cyanobacteria tliat are toxic may be posing an increasing 11az- ard to humans, warns Cannicliael, a professor of aquatic biology and toxicology at Wriglit State University, in Dayton,...