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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>TOXIC
CYANOBACTERIA. TOOLS FOR TOXIN ANALYSIS AND EFFECTS<BR>ON AQUATIC
ORGANISMS<BR><BR>Advanced workshop<BR>Porto, April 16-20, 2007<BR>CIIMAR and
FCUP<BR><BR>This intensive course will be focused on the detection methods for
toxic<BR>cyanobacteria and the study of their effects on aquatic organisms. How
do we<BR>match traditional identification method with molecular tools? What kind
of<BR>bioassays or chemical methods should we use? What are the major
problems<BR>associated with the occurrence of toxic cyanobacteria?. These will
some of the<BR>aspects that will be raised during this course by Portuguese,
Spanish and<BR>German specialists.<BR><BR>Lectures will be held during mornings
and laboratorial session during the<BR>afternoons with a total of 4 ECTS. Most
of the sessions will be in CIIMAR<BR>facilities (Rua dos Bragas, 289, Porto,
Portugal). Registrations will be until<BR>February 28th. For more information
please consult attached documents or<BR></FONT><A
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