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Jun Sha1, Haiyan Xiong2, Chengjun Li2

  • 1Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China; School of Tourism and Resource Environment, Qiannan Normal University for Nationalities, Duyun, China.

Chemosphere
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Algal toxinCiteSpaceClimate changeControl strategiesEutrophicationHarmful algal bloomsEnvironmental risk assessmentAquatic ecologyPublic health

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