The distributions of cyanobacterial bioactive and odorous metabolites were investigated in the fifth largest lake in China in the fishing season 2012. The highest microcystins (MCs) concentration in water reached 3.4 μg L-1. A high β-ionone concentration reached 35.6 ng L-1 in water. Mean MCs concentration in muscle was highest in omnivorous Carassius auratus (20.9 ng g-1 dry weight), followed by phytoplanktivorous Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (7.4 ng g-1 DW) and carnivorous Coilia ectenes (3.0 ng g-1 DW). The maximum off-flavor concentrations...
