Carlos Prosperi

Human Health Risks from Toxic Microalgae: A Critical Narrative Review of Exposure Pathways, Toxin Syndromes and Risk Management

Carlos Prosperi · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2026

Harmful algal blooms and toxin-producing micro-organisms create a heterogeneous set of human health hazards that cannot be reduced to a single exposure pathway or clinical syndrome. Marine dinoflagellates and diatoms generate phycotoxins that accumulate in shellfish and finfish o...