Download or read book Toxic Marine Phytoplankton written by Edna Granéli and published by New York : Elsevier. This book was released on 1990 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Toxic Marine Phytoplankton written by Edna Granéli and published by . This book was released on with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book From Monsoons to Microbes written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1999-05-05 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can sharks teach us about our immune system? What can horseshoe crabs show us about eyesight? The more we learn about the ocean, the more we realize how critical these vast bodies of water are to our health and well-being. Sometimes the ocean helps us, as when a marine organism yields a new medical treatment. At other times, the ocean poses the threat of coastal storm surges or toxic algal blooms. From Monsoons to Microbes offers a deeper look into the oceans that surround us, often nurturing yet sometimes harming humankind. This book explores the links among physical oceanography, public health, epidemiology, marine biology, and medicine in understanding what the ocean has to offer. It will help readers grasp such important points as: How the ocean's sweeping physical processes create long-term phenomena such as El Nino and short-term disastrous events such as tsunamisâ€"including what communities can do to prepare. What medicines and nutritional products have come from the ocean and what the prospects are for more such discoveries. How estuaries workâ€"where salt and fresh water meetâ€"and what can go wrong, as in the 7,000 square mile "dead zone" at the out-flow of the Mississippi River. How the growing demand for seafood and the expansion of ocean-going transport has increased our exposure to infectious agentsâ€"and how these agents can be tracked down and fought. Why "red tides" of toxic algae suddenly appear in previously unaffected coastal areas, and what happens when algal toxins find their way into our food supply or the air we breathe. The book recommends ways we can implement exciting new technologies to monitor the physics, chemistry, and biology of the ocean to recognize change as it happens. From the impact of worldwide atmospheric warming to the significance of exotic bacteria from submarine hydrothermal vents, the ocean has many depths left to explore.

Download or read book Toxic Phytoplankton Blooms in the Sea written by Theodore J. Smayda and published by Elsevier Publishing Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 984 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hardbound. This book discusses the findings of most of the active researchers in taxonomy, molecular biology, ecology, physiology and toxicology, and public health officials concerned with the apparent global epidemic of harmful, toxic, noxious and nuisance phytoplankton events in the sea. It will be of great value to public health officials and organizations; coastal management specialists; international, national, regional and state agencies concerned with the sea and its resources; and aquaculturists.

Download or read book Immunochemical Identification of Toxic Marine Phytoplankton written by Engel Gabriël Vrieling and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Toxicity of Metals to Marine Phytoplankton Cultures written by William Buford Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ecology of Harmful Algae written by E. Granéli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-04 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harmful algal can cause a variety of deleterious effects, including the poisoning of fish and shellfish, habitat disruptions for many organisms, water discoloration, beach fouling, and even toxic effects for humans. In this volume, international experts provide an in-depth analysis of harmful algae topics and offer a comprehensive synthesis of the latest research in the field.

Download or read book Manual on Harmful Marine Microalgae written by Henrik O. Enevoldsen and published by UNESCO. This book was released on 2003 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a source book of protocols for studying, monitoring and managing harmful marine microalgae. Proliferation of microalgae in marine, brackish or fresh waters can cause massive fish kills, contaminate seafood with toxins and alter ecosystems in ways humans perceive as harmful. About 300 species of microalgae are reported to form mass occurrences, so-called 'blooms', and nearly one-fourth of these species are known to produce toxins.This manual covers the fields of harmful algal sampling, identification, culturing, toxin analysis, toxicology and management.

Download or read book Harmful Algal Blooms written by Sandra E. Shumway and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harmful Algal Blooms: A Compendium Desk Reference provides basic information on harmful algal blooms (HAB) and references for individuals in need of technical information when faced with unexpected or unknown harmful algal events. Chapters in this volume will provide readers with information on causes of HAB, successful management and monitoring programs, control, prevention, and mitigation strategies, economic consequences of HAB, associated risks to human health, impacts of HAB on food webs and ecosystems, and detailed information on the most common HAB species. Harmful Algal Blooms: A Compendium Desk Reference will be an invaluable resource to managers, newcomers to the field, those who do not have easy or affordable access to scientific literature, and individuals who simply do not know where to begin searching for the information needed, especially when faced with novel and unexpected HAB events. Edited by three of the world's leading harmful algal bloom researchers and with contributions from leading experts, Harmful Algal Blooms: A Compendium Desk Reference will be a key source of information for this increasingly important topic.

Download or read book A Mariculturist s Guide to Potentially Harmful Marine Phytoplankton of the Pacific Coast of North America written by Gregory Gaines and published by The Section. This book was released on 1986 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Toxic Effects of Selected Marine Phytoplankton on Purple Urchin Fertilization and Larval Development written by Sarah Elizabeth Meyer and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study determined the effects of selected algal species that commonly occur along the Southern California coast on purple urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) fertilization and embryo development. Algal blooms occur in Southern California with irregular intensity and timing and are monitored by the Harmful Algae and Red Tide Regional Monitoring Program, which is part of the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS). The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), on the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) campus, discharges into an Area of Special Biological Significance (ASBS), as designated by the State Water Resources Control Board. As part of the discharge monitoring program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency toxicity test methods are conducted on samples collected from the outfalls and receiving water twice a year, once during a storm event and once during dry weather. Five marine phytoplankton species were laboratory cultured for testing, including dinoflagellates (Lingulodinium polyedrum, Prorocentrum micans, and Akashiwo sanguinea) and diatoms (Thalassiosira rotula and Thalassiosira psuedonana). A naturally occurring bloom sample collected off of Scripps Pier of A. sanguinea was also used in this study. The hypothesis for this project was that toxic effects to sea urchin egg fertilization and embryo development will be observed at the highest environmentally relevant algal concentrations. Based on available literature, it is further hypothesized that the diatom T. pseudonana will show less of an effect than the dinoflagellates L. polyedrum and A. sanguinea as T. pseudonana is frequently used as a negative control. It is also anticipated that T. rotula, L. polyedrum, and A. sanguinea will have a greater effect than P. micans because of the lower level of biotoxin concentration created by P. micans. Additionally, it was anticipated that there would be an increase in the biotoxin effect after phytoplankton were in seawater overnight at 4 Celsius (oC). Results indicated that the presence through spiking of both laboratory cultured and naturally occurring populations of A. sanguinea in seawater decreased urchin fertilization potential and normal embryo development. The observed effects significantly increased with manual agitation of the algae. This study provides insight into the effects of naturally occurring algal blooms and the potential influence on mandated toxicity testing of the receiving waters in this ASBS.

Download or read book Guidelines on recreational water quality Volume 1 written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2021-07-12 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use of coastal, estuarine and freshwater recreational environments has significant benefits for health and well-being, including rest, relaxation, exercise, cultural and religious practices, and aesthetic pleasure, while also providing substantial local, regional and national economic benefits. These guidelines focus on water quality management for coastal and freshwater environments to protect public health. The guidelines: 1. describe the current state of knowledge about the possible adverse health impacts of various forms of water pollution; and2. set out recommendations for setting national health-based targets, conducting surveillance and risk assessments, putting in place systems to monitor and control risks, and providing timely advice to users on water safety.These guidelines are aimed at national and local authorities, and other entities with an obligation to exercise due diligence relating to the safety of recreational water sites. They may be implemented in conjunction with other measures for water safety (such as drowning prevention and sun exposure) and measures for environmental protection of recreational water use sites.

Download or read book Physiological Ecology of Harmful Algal Blooms written by Donald Mark Anderson and published by Springer. This book was released on 1998-04-16 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on "The Physiological Ecology of Harmful Algal Blooms", held at the Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Bermuda, May 27- June 6, 1996

Download or read book Marine Biotoxins written by Hans P. Egmond and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper provides an extensive review of different aspects of five shellfish-poisoning syndromes (paralytic, diarrhoeic, amnesic, neurologic and azapiracid), as well as one fish-poisoning syndrome (ciguatera fish poisoning), and discusses in detail the causative toxins produced by marine organisms, chemical structures and analytical methods of the toxins, habitat and occurrence of the toxin-producing organisms, case studies and existing regulations. Based on this analysis, risk assessments are carried out for each of the toxins, and recommendations are elaborated to improve the management of these risks in order to reduce the harmful effect of these toxins on public health.

Download or read book Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms on Mariculture and Marine Fisheries written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms written by Patricia M. Glibert and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-04-26 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harmful algal blooms (HABs) - blooms that cause fish kills, contaminate seafood with toxins, or cause human or ecological health impacts and harm to local economies - are occurring more often, in more places and lasting longer than in past decades. This expansion is primarily the result of human activities, through increased nutrient inputs and various aspects of climate change. The Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (GEOHAB) programme promoted international collaboration to understand HAB population dynamics in various oceanographic regimes and to improve the prediction of HABs. This volume introduces readers to the overarching framework of the GEOHAB programme, factors contributing to the global expansion of harmful algal blooms, the complexities of HABs in different habitats, and the forward-looking issues to be tackled by the next generation of GEOHAB, GlobalHAB. The programme brought together an international team of contributing scientists and ecosystem managers, and its outcomes will greatly benefit the international research community.

Download or read book Harmful and Toxic Algal Blooms written by Unesco and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: