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Red tides in the sea and bright green lakes and rivers are becoming features of our degraded world environment. These events, caused by algae and the toxins they produce, are often associated with poisoning of people or livestock resulting in injury to health and economic loss. This volume provides definitive information on the identification of toxic marine and freshwater algae, the routine analysis and effects of algal toxins, their veterinary and public health impact, and on control measures in current use. Professionals in the food and water industry, and those working in public health and environmental ecology will find this book extremely useful. Read more... Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Contributors , Pages vii-viii Preface , Page ix , Ian R. Falconer Dedication , Page x , Ian R. Falconer, Benedicte Hald CHAPTER 1 - Some Taxonomic and Biologic Aspects of Toxic Dinoflagellates , Pages 1-28 , Karen A. Steidinger CHAPTER 2 - Methods of Analysis for Algal Toxins: Dinoflagellate and Diatom Toxins , Pages 29-48 , John J. Sullivan CHAPTER 3 - Mode of Action of Toxins of Seafood Poisoning , Pages 49-74 , Daniel G. Baden, Vera L. Trainer CHAPTER 4 - Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning , Pages 75-86 , C.Y. Kao CHAPTER 5 - Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning , Pages 87-104 , Tore Aune, Magne Yndestad CHAPTER 6 - Ciguatera Fish Poisoning , Pages 105-115 , Raymond Bagnis CHAPTER 7 - Control Measures in Shellfish and Finfish Industries in the USA , Pages 117-128 , James M. Hungerford, Marleen M. Wekell CHAPTER 8 - Seafood Toxins of Algal Origin and their Control in Canada , Pages 129-144 , A.D. Cembella, E. Todd CHAPTER 9 - Taxonomy of Toxic Cyanophyceae (Cyanobacteria) , Pages 145-164 , Olav M. Skulberg, Wayne W. Carmichael, Geoffrey A. Codd, Randi Skulberg CHAPTER 10 - Measurement of Toxins from Blue-green Algae in Water and Foodstuffs , Pages 165-175 , Ian R. Falconer CHAPTER 11 - Mechanism of Toxicity of Cyclic Peptide Toxins from Blue-green Algae , Pages 177-186 , Ian R. Falconer CHAPTER 12 - Diseases Related to Freshwater Blue-green Algal Toxins, and Control Measures , Pages 187-209 , Wayne W. Carmichael, Ian R. Falconer Index , Pages 211-224 Red tides in the sea and bright green lakes and rivers are becoming features of our degraded world environment. These events, caused by algae and the toxins they produce, are often associated with poisoning of people or livestock resulting in injury to health and economic loss.
This volume provides definitive information on the identification of toxin marine and freshwater algae, the routine analysis and effects of algal toxins, their veterinary and public health impact, and on control measures in current use.
Professionals in the food and water industry, and those working in public health and environmental ecology will find this book extremely useful. Red tides in the sea and bright green lakes and rivers are becoming features of our degraded world environment. These events, caused by algae and the toxins they produce, are often associated with poisoning of people or livestock resulting in injury to health and economic loss. This volume provides definitive information on the identification of toxin marine and freshwater algae, the routine analysis and effects of algal toxins, their veterinary and public health impact, and on control measures in current use. Professionals in the food and water industry, and those working in public health and environmental ecology will find this book extremely useful Extant dinoflagellates in the Class Dinophyceae are microalgae that live in a multitude of liquid habitats, from terrestrial snow and Antarctic ice slush to the interstitial seawater spaces between sand grains.