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Water Safety Plans

A better regulatory approach to prevent human exposure to harmful cyanobacteria

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Harmful Cyanobacteria

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Chorus, I. (2005). Water Safety Plans. In: Huisman, J., Matthijs, H.C., Visser, P.M. (eds) Harmful Cyanobacteria. Aquatic Ecology Series, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3022-3_9

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