Citation

Krahl PL. Arch. Environ. Occup. Health 2009; 64(2): 129-134.

Affiliation

Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, Indian Head, MD.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.3200/AEOH.64.2.129-134

PMID

19395344

Abstract

Marine toxins produced by harmful algal blooms (HABs) present a health risk to humans, but the extent of that risk remains unquantified. Increases in bloom frequency and geographic distribution present a potential for increased human exposure to these toxins, raising concerns among HAB researchers regarding an emerging public health problem. A risk assessment framework is presented with 2 objectives: (1) to provide a road map for integration and coordination of health-related research efforts and (2) to provide an overview of this complex problem to possible collaborators.

Language: en