The Neighborhood Toxicologist

The Neighborhood Toxicologist summarizes information on chemical contaminants that impact our daily lives and our environment.

Showing posts with label aquaculture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aquaculture. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Tetrodotoxin 101

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A good way to hook students into the wonderful world of toxicology is tetrodotoxin. Sound familiar? It’s what makes fugu, or puffer fish, ...
Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Virus farms or salmon farms? Wild salmon and IPNV

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Here in the Valley, many of us love our local Atlantic salmon. We wait patiently watching as thousands of shad, and hundreds of eel pass by ...
Monday, December 17, 2007

Fishing for disease

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Just a brief note as I prepare a longer (and more depressing article) on farmed fish - salmon in particular. Hearing how local wild caught C...
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Emily Monosson
I am an environmental toxicologist, writer, consultant, and mother of two children aged eleven and thirteen. My focus as a toxicologist is the impact of emerging contaminants on human health and the environment, particularly on aquatic systems. I write for local newspapers and journals, reporting and interpreting current research on environmental contaminants. I am also involved in the development and stewardship of the Encyclopedia of Earth (www.eoearth.org). You can contact me at: emonosson@verizon.net
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