HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA: EFFECTS ON HUMAN HEALTH.

A harmful algal bloom (HAB) is defined as a bloom that has deleterious effects on plants, animals or humans. Marine algal toxins are responsible for an array of human illnesses associated with consumption of seafood or exposure to aerosolized toxins. The effects of algal toxins are generally obse...

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Main Author: Margherita Ferrante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Italiana Giovani Medici 2013-01-01
Series:Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal
Online Access:http://www.embj.org/joomla335/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=189