Martin P R
Fylkeslegen i Buskerud, Drammen.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1994 May 20;114(13):1531-3.
Blue-green algae can cause significant public health problems. There is an abundance of scientific literature on their effects, but much of it either reports laboratory studies of toxicological effects or discusses practical problems affecting water supply. There are many reports of poisonings of farm animals and wildlife, and a number of reports of adverse health effects in humans, but the effects of blue-green algae on human health do not seem to have attracted serious attention amongst practising physicians. It is probable that the occurrence of blue-green algae in algal blooms in the aquatic environment, often with production of toxins, will continue to increase as a result of human activity. It thus seems important that clinicians should become more aware of their effects. On this background the author briefly summarizes proven and potential adverse effects on health.
蓝绿藻会引发严重的公共卫生问题。关于它们的影响有大量的科学文献，但其中大部分要么报道了毒理学效应的实验室研究，要么讨论了影响供水的实际问题。有许多关于农场动物和野生动物中毒的报告，也有一些关于人类健康不良影响的报告，但蓝绿藻对人类健康的影响似乎并未引起执业医生的严重关注。由于人类活动，水生环境中藻华出现蓝绿藻并常常产生毒素的情况可能会继续增加。因此，临床医生应该更加了解它们的影响，这似乎很重要。在此背景下，作者简要总结了已证实的和潜在的对健康的不良影响。
