MICROCYSTIN-LR: A NEW POLLUTANT IN THE EUROPEAN DRINKING WATER DIRECTIVE Cover Image

МИКРОЦИСТИН-LR: НОВ ЗАМЪРСИТЕЛ В ЕВРОПЕЙСКАТА ДИРЕКТИВА ЗА ПИТЕЙНИ ВОДИ
MICROCYSTIN-LR: A NEW POLLUTANT IN THE EUROPEAN DRINKING WATER DIRECTIVE

Author(s): Maria Mitreva, Vera Pavlova
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Сдружение „Академия за иновации и устойчивост“
Keywords: microcystins; cyanotoxins; water quality
Summary/Abstract: Microcystins are hepatotoxic cyclic heptapeptide toxins produced by cyanobacteria. One of the most dangerous is the microcystin-LR. The European Commission has issued a proposal for a Directive on the Quality of Water Intended for Human Consumption. The proposal is a recast of Directive 98/83/EC, which was amended in 2003, 2009 and 2015.Microcystin-LR is included in the proposal as a “Chemical Parameter”, with a parametric value of 1 μg/l.