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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778744503321

Titolo

From monsoons to microbes [[electronic resource] ] : understanding the ocean's role in human health / / Committee on the Ocean's Role in Human Health, Ocean Studies Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999

ISBN

0-309-17342-6

0-309-51982-9

0-585-04725-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (144 p.)

Disciplina

616.9/8

Soggetti

Marine pollution - Health aspects

Marine microbiology

Marine pharmacology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-111) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""FRONT MATTER""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I Hazards to Human Health From the Oceans""; ""1 Climate and Weather, Coastal Hazards, and Public Health""; ""2 Infectious Diseases""; ""3 Harmful Algal Blooms""; ""4 Marine-Derived Pharmaceuticals and Related Bioactive Agents""; ""5 Marine Organisms as Models for Biomedical Research""; ""6 Literature Cited""; ""Appendix A Committee Biographies""; ""Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Appendix C Workshop Program""; ""Index""