Pfiesteria-related educational products and information resources available to the public, health officials, and researchers
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Communication and outreach; Dinoflagellate; Fish kill; HAB; Harmful algal bloom; Pfiesteria; Pfiesteria-like organisms; Pfiesteria Interagency Coordination Workgroup (PICWG)Abstract
Public and political concerns about Pfiesteria from 1997 to the present vastly exceed the attention
given to other harmful algal bloom (HAB) issues in the United States. To some extent, the intense
focus on Pfiesteria has served to increase attention on HABs in general. Given the strong and
continuing public, political, and research interests in Pfiesteria piscicida Steidinger & Burkholder and
related organisms, there is a clear need for information and resources of many different types. This
article provides information on Pfiesteria-related educational products and information resources
available to the general public, health officials, and researchers. These resources are compiled into
five categories: reports; website resources; state outreach and communication programs; fact
sheets; and training manuals and documentaries. Over the last few years there has been rapid
expansion in the amount of Pfiesteria-related information available, particularly on the Internet, and it
is scattered among many different sources.
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Author Posting. EHP is a publication of the United States government. Publication of EHP lies in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. The definitive version was published in Environmental Health Perspectives 109 Supplement 5 (2001): 695-698.
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