SA hosts international algae workshop

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The last word The Water Research Commission, a Global Water Research Coalition partner, hosted a workshop for the preparation of an internationally-relevant manual on cyanobacteria and cyanobacterial toxins. SA hosts international Algae workshop The workshop, held in Somerset West, was attended by working group members from South Africa, the UK, the US, Germany and Australia. It is reported that the group used as a basis for their deliberations the national manuals prepared by Australia (SA Water), South Africa (WRC) and the documents and software prepared by European TOXIC & PEPCY programmes. An electronic format, six chapter, multi-layered product is now scheduled for publication by end-2007. Left: The working group. Below: Dr Gesche Gruetzmacher from UBA, in Germany, also attended. Right: The workshop was not all hard work. Above: The workshop offered plenty of opportunity to network.

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