Florida red tide and human health: A pilot beach conditions reporting system to minimize human exposure

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 402, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Kirkpatrick, Barbara ^a   Currier, Robert ^a   Nierenberg, Kate ^a   Reich, Andrew ^b   Backer, Lorraine C ^c   Stumpf, Richard ^d   Fleming, Lora ^e   Kirkpatrick, Gary ^a  

^a MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Beach conditions; Florida red tide; Harmful algal blooms; Karenia brevis; Ocean observing systems

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BEACHES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PATHOGENS; TIDES;

ALGAL BLOOMS; ASTHMA; BEACH CONDITIONS; FLORIDA RED TIDE; KARENIA BREVIS; OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEMS;

HEALTH HAZARDS;

BREVETOXIN;

AEROSOL; ALGAL BLOOM; ASTHMA; BEACH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PATHOGEN; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RED TIDE;

ALGAL BLOOM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED TIDE; SEASHORE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CITIES; DINOFLAGELLIDA; ENVIRONMENT; FLORIDA; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MARINE TOXINS; OXOCINS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATION; SEAWATER; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS; WEATHER; WIND;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; MANATEE COUNTY; NORTH AMERICA; SARASOTA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; DINOPHYCEAE; KARENIA BREVIS;

EID: 46549087552     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.03.032     Document Type: Article

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