HABscope: A tool for use by citizen scientists to facilitate early warning of respiratory irritation caused by toxic blooms of Karenia brevis.

HABscope: A tool for use by citizen scientists to facilitate early warning of respiratory irritation caused by toxic blooms of Karenia brevis.

Blooms of the toxic microalga Karenia brevis occur seasonally in Florida, Texas and other portions of the Gulf of Mexico. Brevetoxins produced during Karenia blooms can cause neurotoxic shellfish poisoning in humans, massive fish kills, and the death of marine mammals and birds. Brevetoxin-containin...

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Main Authors: D Ransom Hardison, William C Holland, Robert D Currier, Barbara Kirkpatrick, Richard Stumpf, Tracy Fanara, Devin Burris, Andrew Reich, Gary J Kirkpatrick, R Wayne Litaker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218489

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218489

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