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"""The authors of this small, useful guide fill a void for students and water quality practitioners wishing to identify the cyanobacteria found in their nearby freshwater habitats or water treatment facilities. This book offers concise chapters on collecting samples; defining morphological features that define cyanobacteria, their toxins, and levels of toxicity (useful for water quality assessment); and a commentary on local control of freshwater cyanobacterial blooms. The heart of the book is a guide to 37 of the most common genera found in North America, each of which is carefully described and illustrated with microscopic photographs."" -- Choice"

The authors of this small, useful guide fill a void for students and water quality practitioners wishing to identify the cyanobacteria found in their nearby freshwater habitats or water treatment facilities. This book offers concise chapters on collecting samples; defining morphological features that define cyanobacteria, their toxins, and levels of toxicity (useful for water quality assessment); and a commentary on local control of freshwater cyanobacterial blooms. The heart of the book is a guide to 37 of the most common genera found in North America, each of which is carefully described and illustrated with microscopic photographs. -- Choice

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Mark A. Nienaber is the sole proprietor of Algae Services and has more than forty years of experience in algae and vascular plant identification. Miriam Steinitz-Kannan is Regents Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biological Sciences at Northern Kentucky University. Active in environmental and water quality education, she offers algae workshops for the community and various Ohio River foundations.

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