Download or read book Algal Toxins in Seafood and Drinking Water written by Ian R. Falconer and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1993-10-28 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some taxonomic and biologic aspects of toxic dinoflagellates / Karen A. Steidinger -- Methods of analysis for algal toxins: dinoflagellate and diatom toxins / John J. Sullivan -- Mode of action of toxins of seafood poisoning / Daniel G. Baden, Vera L. Trainer -- Paralytic shellfish poisoning / C.Y. Kao -- Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning / Tore Aune, Magne Yndestad -- Ciguatera fish poisoning / Raymond Bagnis -- Control measures in shellfish and finfish industries in the USA / James Hungerford, Marleen Wekell -- Seafood toxins of algal origin and their control in Canada / A.D. Cembella, E. Todd -- Taxonomy of toxic cyanophyceae (Cyanobacteria) / Olav M. Skulberg [and others] -- Measurement of toxins from blue-green algae in water and foodstuffs / Ian R. Falconer -- Mechanism of toxicity of cyclic peptide toxins from blue-green algae / Ian R. Falconer -- Diseases related to freshwater blue-green algal toxins and control measures / Wayne W. Carmichael, Ian R. Falconer.