Monitoring of Harmful Algal Blooms

by Lasse Pettersson and Dmitry Pozdnyakov

Book Overview

Sometimes known as 'Red Tides', some of the wide variety of phytoplankton species in the World's oceans produce toxins which can harm marine life. In certain circumstances, these harmful algae blooms can even cause illness or death in humans. Shellfish filter feed on phytoplankton and concentrate their toxins in their bodies and people who eat them can contract life threatening food poisoning. A number of countries have monitoring programs to measure...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540228926
• ISBN13: 9783540228929
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.6"