Marine Biotoxins - About natural toxic algae in the coastal environment. From the Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research Biotoxin division of the Department of Commerce, NOAA, and NOS. - http://www.chbr.noaa.gov/default.aspx?category=mb&pageName=biotoxin
Harmful Algae Page - Info on toxic algal blooms. Algae species, photos, adverse impacts and human illness. US distribution maps of hazardous algal blooms (HAB). - http://www.whoi.edu/science/B/redtide/
Tubifex Test of Pesticides, Fertilizers and Other Chemicals - Inexpensive laboratory test with the annelid Tubifex tubifex Müll. for pesticides and other substances in a water-soil medium. Test determines a general toxicity level (LC50). Provides results of tests of 300+ pesticides, fertilizers and other chemicals. - http://www.mysunrise.ch/users/choegger/Earthw/TubifTab.html
Aquatic Toxicology - An international journal on mechanisms of and responses to toxic agents in the aquatic environment. Available on line with free access to table of contents, abstracts and search. - http://www.elsevier.com/inca/publications/store/5/0/5/5/0/9/
Species and Seasonality Aspects of Marine Biotoxins - Information on analysis of samples of shell fish for paralytic shell fish poisoning toxin (PSP - saxitoxins) and amnesic shell fish poisoning (ASP - domoic acid) by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). - http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/ops/fm/shellfish/Biotoxins/biotoxins.htm
Neurotoxin Fish Kills - Pfiesteria and Chattonella subsalsa aquatic health concerns in cold water climates. - http://www.atlanticbreezes.com/aquatic
LimCo International - Consulting and research bureau specialized in aquatic ecology, sediment toxicology, biotests, pollution assessment and pollution control. Description of services and publications. - http://www.limco-int.com/
Biochemistry in Marine Research - Comet assay, apoptosis, cell culture and biomarkers for marine research are topics on Dr. Ulrike Kammann's homepage. Also has pictures of ships and some fish screensaver downloads. - http://www.ukammann.de
Great Lakes Environmental Center - GLEC has diverse capabilities focused on aquatic/sediment toxicology and environmental assessment. Provides description of services, projects and links. - http://www.glec-online.com/
Toxic Chemicals in Coastal Environments (NOAA) - The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Response and Restoration, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Division assesses the effects of contaminants on the environment, assists in developing protective cleanups and coordinates - http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/cpr/cpr.html
Toxic Chemicals in Coastal Sediment - National Ocean Service Office of Response and Restoration. Toxicity-related guidelines to determine ecological risk, for use in evaluating sediment contaminated with toxic chemicals. - http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/cpr/sediment/sediment.html