Shellfish toxicity in UK waters: A threat to human health?

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Davidson, Keith ^a   Bresnan, Eileen ^b  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHELLFISH; SPECIES; THREAT; UNITED KINGDOM; ALGAL BLOOM; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RISK FACTOR; SHELLFISH POISONING; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

MARINE TOXIN; SEA WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM; MARINE TOXINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEAWATER; SHELLFISH; SHELLFISH POISONING; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 73549110303     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-8-S1-S12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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