Oceans and Human Health
Risks and Remedies from the Seas
Edited by- Patrick Walsh, Department of Biology and Centre for Advanced Research in Environmental Genomics, University of Ottawa
- Sharon Smith, Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
- Lora Fleming, Miller School of Medicine and Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science , University of Miami
- Helena Solo-Gabriele, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Miami
- William Gerwick, Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
Audience
researchers and advanced students studying ocean and marine science, the earth's evolution, and ecology
Hardbound, 672 Pages
Published: April 2008
Imprint: Academic Press
ISBN: 978-0-12-372584-4
Contents
- Globalization and global ocean change: an overview of influences on human health; Background oceanography; Managing public health risks: role of integrated ocean observing systems (IOOS); Climate and human health: physics, policy and possibilities; Hurricanes; Tsunamis; Oceans and human health: human dimensions; Background toxicology; Organic pollutants: presence and effects in humans and marine animals; Metals: ocean ecosystems and human health; The fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment; Exposure and effects of seafood-borne contaminants in maritime populations; Epidemiologic tools for investigating the effects of oceans on public health; Toxic diatoms; Toxic dinoflagellates; Ciguatera fish poisoning: a synopsis from ecology to toxicity; Cyanobacteria; Pfiesteria; Media coverage of environmental health issues: where morality, science, and the news reflect and depend on fundamental philosophical perspectives; Waterborne diseases and microbial quality monitoring for recreational water bodies using regulatory methods; Food-borne infectious diseases and monitoring of marine food resources; Emerging technologies for monitoring recreational waters for bacteria and viruses; Future of microbial ocean water quality monitoring; Anticancer drugs of marine origin; Discovering anti-infectives from the sea; Marine proteins; Novel pain therapies from marine toxins; Emerging marine biotechnologies cloning of marine biosynthetic gene clusters; Aquatic animal models of human health; Aquatic animal neurophysiological models; Toadfish as biomedical models; Lower deuterostomes as models of the developmental process; The zebrafish, DANIO RERIO, as a model organism for biomedical research; Carcinogenesis models: focus on xiphophorus and rainbow trout; New approaches for cell and animal preservation: Lessons from aquatic organisms
