Author/Editor		Sedmak, Bojan
Title		Toksične cianobakterije: prebivalstvo proti vodi - medsebojna pretnja
Translated title		Population against water - a mutual threat
Type		članek
Source		Ujma
Vol. and No.		, št. 20
Publication year		2006
Volume		str. 137-43
Language		slo
Abstract		Bloom forming toxic cyanobacterial genera and their cianotoxins are present in the majority of surface water bodies in the Republic of Slovenia. These water bodies represent a permanent threat to human and environmental health, since they accumulate substances that are highly toxic to both animal and plant species. Endangered areas and the expected groups of toxins originating from cyanobacteria are described. Special emphasis is given to inappropriate management of surface water bodies, which leads to increased eutrophication. EU legislation devotes particular attention to harmful blooms, since they are responsible for substantial economic losses. Surface waters with high cyanobacterial counts are unsuitable even for industrial purposes. Identification of this natural phenomenon is of significant importance for both civilians and the armed forces. Waters with a highly toxic cyanobacterial content are not merely a risk to public health and an ecological threat, but can also be as biological weapons.
Summary		Toksični rodovi cianobakterij, ki so sposobni tvoriti obsežna cvetenja, in cianotoksini so navzoči v večini površinskih voda Republike Slovenije. Takšna vodna telesa predstavljajo grožnjo za zdravje Ijudi in okolja, saj učinkujejo toksično na različne živalske in rastlinske vrste. V članku so opisana ogrožena območja v Sloveniji, in cianotoksini, ki jih lahko na takšnih mestih pričakujemo. Poseben poudarek je na nepravilnem upravljanju s površinskimi vodnimi telesi, ki vodi v vse večjo evtrofikacijo voda. Zakonodaja ES namenja posebno skrb toksičnim cvetenjem, saj povzročajo velike ekonomske izgube za narodno gospodarstvo. Vode, v katerih se prekomerno namnožijo cianobakterije, so neuporabne celo v industrijske namene. Prepoznavanje tega, sicer naravnega pojava, je tako za civilno prebivalstvo kakor tudi za pripadnike oboroženih sil izredno pomembno. Vodni viri z visoko vsebnostjo toksičnih cianobakterij ne predstavljajo samo tveganja za javno zdravje in okoljsko grožnjo, temveč se lahko uporabijo tudi kot biološko orožje.
Descriptors		BACTERIAL TOXINS CYANOBACTERIA FRESH WATER EUTROPHICATION ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE