Brevetoxin composition in water and marine aerosol along a Florida beach: Assessing potential human exposure to marine biotoxins

Harmful Algae

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 965-972

  Pierce, R H ^a   Henry, M S ^a   Blum, P C ^a   Hamel, S L ^a   Kirkpatrick, B ^a   Cheng, Y S ^b   Zhou, Y ^b   Irvin, C M ^b   Naar, J ^c   Weidner, A ^c   Fleming, L E ^d   Backer, L C ^e   Baden, D G ^c  

^a MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Brevetoxin; Harmful algal toxins; Karenia brevis; Neurotoxins; NSP

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DINOPHYCEAE; KARENIA BREVIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 27644460023     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2004.11.004     Document Type: Article

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