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Research Projects
Overview
The Aquatic Toxins Program, through CDC grant U50-CCU423360-01, has a wide
variety of projects including those related to applied research, field studies,
and epidemiology investigations. These are done through collaborations
with various partners isuch as DOH County Health Departments (CHDs), DOH
Bureau of Laboratory Services, Florida Department of Environmental Protection,
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commmission's (FWC) Research Institute
(FWRI), Mote Marine Laboratory, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of
Marine and Atmospheric Science (UM RSMAS), University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Center for Marine Science, Green Water Laboratory; and the Florida Poison
Information Centers.The following documents describe the individual projects
funded through the Aquatic Toxins Program. The CDC grant is currently
in the second year of a three year period. Year 01 projects have been
completed with Year 02 projects on-going.
The goal of these projects is to learn more about how aquatic toxins from
harmful algae blooms affect the health of citizens and visitors in Florida.
All of the following documents are supplied in the Adobe Acrobat
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Year 01 Projects
Brevetoxin Accumulation in Fish
Neuropsychological Effects of Ciguatera
DOH Laboratory Cyanotoxins Program
Red Tide Environmental Monitoring
Ichetucknee Lyngbya Project
Red Tide: Integrated Research and Education
UM Technical Consultation
Year 02 Projects
The Aquatic Toxins Program is in the second year of the three year CDC
grant U50-CCU423360-01. A number of Year 02 projects are continuations
of Year 01 activities with longer term assessments of health impacts including
those associated with red tide and cyanobacteria (blue green algae).
Updates to continuation projects and independent Year 02 projects will be
posted after completion in October 2005.
Cyanobacteria in St Johns River
Transplacenta Transport of Red Tide Toxins
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