Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom in the Delta of Axios River in the Northern Greece: Impacts and Monitoring

Acyanobacterial harmful algal bloom (CyanoHAB) has occurred in May 2015 in the Delta of Axios River, in Thessaloniki, in the region of Central Macedonia, in Northern Greece. The bloom expanded to the coastline of Thermaikos Gulf near the areas of Chalastra and Kimina. Toxic Anabaena sp. was isolated from the water samples. Microcystin-RR(50ppb) was confirmed with immunoassay method for microcystins (Adda specific ELISA) and Liquid ChromatographyMass Spectrometry (LC-MS).In this area monitoring of microcystins and its algal blooms are only experimentally applied by a satellite system. This research investigated the toxin and microcystin cells in the local coastal water and emphasize to the satellite remote sensing, as a precaution, to reduce and avoid impacts on animals’ health, Public Health and ecosystems, after harmful algal blooms.

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