| Toxin | Short Term Health Effects | Long Term Health Effects |
| Microcystins (Hepatotoxin) | Gastrointestinal, liver inflammation and hemorrhage and liver failure leading to death, pneumonia, dermatitis | Tumor promoter, liver failure leading to death |
| Nodularins (Hepatotoxin) | Similar to microcystins | Similar to microcystins |
| Saxitoxins (Neurotoxin) | Tingling, burning, numbness, drowsiness, incoherent speech, respiratory paralysis leading to death | Unknown |
| Anatoxins (Neurotoxin) | Similar to saxitoxins | Cardiac arrhythmia leading to death |
| Cylindrospermopsin (Hepatotoxin) | Gastrointestinal, liver inflammation and hemorrhage, pneumonia, dermatitis | Malaise, anorexia, liver failure leading to death |
| Lipopolysaccharide (Dermatotoxin) | Gastrointestinal, dermatitis | Unknown |
| Lyngbyatoxins (Dermatotoxin) | Dermatitis | Skin tumors |