LEADER 04606nam 22006854a 450 001 9910961761903321 005 20251017110116.0 010 $a9780309173421 010 $a0309173426 010 $a9780309519823 010 $a0309519829 010 $a9780585047256 010 $a0585047251 035 $a(CKB)110986584752776 035 $a(EBL)3375600 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000158876 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11177925 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158876 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10150662 035 $a(PQKB)11535260 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3375600 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3375600 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10041019 035 $a(OCoLC)923257069 035 $a(Perlego)4735756 035 $a(DNLM)910446 035 $a(BIP)53856594 035 $a(BIP)47780653 035 $a(EXLCZ)99110986584752776 100 $a19990129d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aFrom monsoons to microbes $eunderstanding the ocean's role in human health /$fCommittee on the Ocean's Role in Human Health, Ocean Studies Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d1999 215 $a1 online resource (144 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780309065696 311 08$a0309065690 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 97-111) and index. 327 $a""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"" 330 $aWhat can sharks teach us about our immune system? What can horseshoe crabs show us about eyesight? The more we learn about the ocean, the more we realize how critical these vast bodies of water are to our health and well-being. Sometimes the ocean helps us, as when a marine organism yields a new medical treatment. At other times, the ocean poses the threat of coastal storm surges or toxic algal blooms. From Monsoons to Microbes offers a deeper look into the oceans that surround us, often nurturing yet sometimes harming humankind. This book explores the links among physical oceanography, public health, epidemiology, marine biology, and medicine in understanding what the ocean has to offer. It will help readers grasp such important points as: How the ocean's sweeping physical processes create long-term phenomena such as El Nino and short-term disastrous events such as tsunamis-including what communities can do to prepare. What medicines and nutritional products have come from the ocean and what the prospects are for more such discoveries. How estuaries work-where salt and fresh water meet-and what can go wrong, as in the 7,000 square mile "dead zone" at the out-flow of the Mississippi River. How the growing demand for seafood and the expansion of ocean-going transport has increased our exposure to infectious agents-and how these agents can be tracked down and fought. Why "red tides" of toxic algae suddenly appear in previously unaffected coastal areas, and what happens when algal toxins find their way into our food supply or the air we breathe. The book recommends ways we can implement exciting new technologies to monitor the physics, chemistry, and biology of the ocean to recognize change as it happens. From the impact of worldwide atmospheric warming to the significance of exotic bacteria from submarine hydrothermal vents, the ocean has many depths left to explore. 606 $aMarine pollution$xHealth aspects 606 $aMarine microbiology 606 $aMarine pharmacology 615 0$aMarine pollution$xHealth aspects. 615 0$aMarine microbiology. 615 0$aMarine pharmacology. 676 $a616.9/8 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bOcean Studies Board.$bCommittee on the Ocean's Role in Human Health. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910961761903321 996 $aFrom monsoons to microbes$94367280 997 $aUNINA