Should mollusk toxicity in Mexico be considered a public health issue?

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1671-1673

  Ochoa, J I ^a   Sierra Beltran A P ^a   Olaiz Fernandez G ^b   Del Villar Ponce, L M ^c  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^b Health Ministry   (Mexico)

^c Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Mexico   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Gymnodinium; Mexico; Monitoring; Pseudonitzchia; PSP; Pyrodinium

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHELLFISH; TOXICITY;

MEXICO;

ALEXANDIRUM; ANABAENA; APHANIZOMENION; CHOROMYTILUS PALLIOPUNCTATUS; DINOPHYSIS ACUMINATA; DINOPHYSIS ACUTA; GYMNODINIUM CATENATUM; MICROCYSTIS; NITZCHIA PSEUDODELICATISSIMA; NODULARIA; OSTREA IRIDESCENS; POLLICIPES POLINERUS; PSEUDONITZCHIA PUNGES; PSEUDONITZSCHIA AUSTRALIS; PYRODINIUM BAHAMENSE; TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 0032441732     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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