Relating harmful phytoplankton to shellfish toxicity and human health

将有害浮游植物与贝类毒性和人类健康联系起来

• 批准号: NE/E008186/1
• 负责人: Keith Davidson
• 金额: $ 0.84万
• 依托单位: Marine Scotland
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2007 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FE008186%2F1
• 关键词: Relating; harmful; phytoplankton; shellfish; toxicity

Phytoplankton form the base of the marine food chain. Most phytoplankton are benign and indeed positively benefitial to the health of the environment. However, a minority of phytoplantkon are harmful to humans, the environment or the economy as a result of their prouction of toxic substances. These phytoplankton are often called harmful algal blooms or HABs. Toxic phytoplankton may be ingested by filter feeding shellfish that are not themselves harmed but which accumulate and concentrate the toxin in their tissue. If the shellfish are them eaten by humans potentially serious illness may occur. Monitoring programs of phytoplankton and shellfish flesh act as a means of minimising the heath risk to humans of shellfish consumption. Hwever, through factors that are not fully understood harmful phytoplankton and their toxins are perceived to be on the increase in UK waters. Hence, it is necessary to better understand to factors that influence toxin production its vectoring by shellfish and the public health implications of shellfish toxicity. Research in this field in the UK is relatively underdeveloped and fragmented with little or no colllaboration between environmental and biomedical scientists. In this proposal we intend to hold a research workshop to integrate scientists, regulators, monitoring agencies and industry representatives with expertise in hamful phytoplankton and their effects. The worshop will allow the interdisciplinary sharing of knowledge and ideas and allow the hypothesis to be formulated for future environmental/biomedical colloborative projects. The production of a report will allow us to disseminate more widely the knowledge gained during the project.

浮游植物形成了海洋食物链的基础。大多数浮游植物都是良性的，并且确实对环境的健康有利。但是，由于有毒物质的实践，少数浮游植物对人类，环境或经济有害。这些浮游植物通常被称为有害的藻华或哈布斯。有毒的浮游植物可能会被过滤的贝类摄入，而贝类本身并非受到伤害，但会积聚并将毒素浓缩在组织中。如果贝类被人类食用，可能会发生严重疾病。监测浮游植物和贝类肉体的计划，是最大程度地减少对贝类消费人类荒地风险的一种手段。通过未完全了解有害的浮游植物及其毒素的因素被认为正在增加英国水域。因此，有必要更好地理解影响毒素产生其贝类媒介的因素以及贝类毒性的公共卫生影响。在英国，这一领域的研究相对欠发达，并且在环境科学家和生物医学科学家之间几乎没有或根本没有分裂。在此提案中，我们打算举办一个研究研讨会，以将科学家，监管机构，监测机构和行业代表与Hamful Phytoplankton及其影响方面的专业知识相结合。 Worshop将允许知识和思想的跨学科共享，并允许为未来的环境/生物医学污染项目提出假设。报告的生产将使我们能够更广泛地传播项目期间获得的知识。

项目成果

Shellfish toxicity in UK waters: a threat to human health?

• DOI: 10.1186/1476-069x-8-s1-s12
• 发表时间: 2009-01-01
• 期刊: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
• 影响因子: 6
• 作者: Davidson, Keith;Bresnan, Eileen
• 通讯作者: Bresnan, Eileen

Harmful algal blooms: How strong is the evidence that nutrient ratios and forms influence their occurrence?

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.09.019
• 发表时间: 2012-12-10
• 期刊: ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
• 影响因子: 2.8
• 作者: Davidson, Keith;Gowen, Richard J.;Crooks, Anne-Marie
• 通讯作者: Crooks, Anne-Marie

Marine Pollution and Human Health

海洋污染与人类健康

• 发表时间: 2011
• 作者: Hester, R. E.;Harrison, R.M.;Allen, J. Icarus;Stewart, Jill R.;Readman, Jo;Davidson, Keith;Moore, Michael
• 通讯作者: Moore, Michael