About Red Tide
Overgrowth of the microscopic marine algae called Karenia brevis
can create blooms that can make the ocean appear red or brown.
People often call these blooms "red tide" ...more
CDC Activities
CDC works with public health agencies, universities, and federal
partners to investigate how algae which can cause HABs may affect public
health ...more
Backer LC, Fleming LE, Rowan AD, Baden, DG. Epidemiology and
public health of human illnesses associated with harmful marine algae.
In: Hallegraeff, Anderson, Cembella, editors. Manual on harmful marine
microalgae. Paris: UNSECO Publishing, Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission of UNESCO; 2003. p. 723-51.
Backer LC, Rogers HS, Fleming LE, Kirkpatrick B, Benson J.
Phycotoxins in marine seafood. In: Dabrowski W, Sikorski ZE, editors.
Toxins in food. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press, in press, to be published
during 2004.
Fleming LE, Backer LC, Rowan A. The Epidemiology of human
illnesses associated with harmful algal blooms. In: Adams DJ, Baden D,
Bloomquist JR, Ehrich M, Guilarte TR, Harvey A, editors.
Neurotoxicology handbook, Vol. 1: Natural toxins of marine origin.
Totowa (NJ): Humana Press; 2002. p. 363-381.
Resources
Useful information about red tide from federal, state, non-profit
organizations and universities ...more
National
Environmental Public Health Tracking Program
Ongoing collection, integration, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination
of data on environmental hazards, exposures to those hazards, and health
effects that may be related to the exposures ...more
Radiation
Studies
General radiation facts, public health research, radon research ...more