Study shows high toxin levels at PJ’s Tasik Aman

Yap showing the on-site rapid toolkit called MicStrip for citizen scientists to test the presence of microcystin in aquatic bodies.

A RECENT six-month study has revealed the presence of harmful algal bloom toxins at the lake in Taman Aman, Petaling Jaya in Selangor.

Researchers from Universiti Malaya (UM) and Monash University Malaysia found four types of toxins, namely microcystin LR, microcystin RR, cylindrospermopsin and nodularin in Tasik Aman.