Open AccessOstreopsis ovata algal blooms affecting human health in Genova, Italy, 2005 and 2006
Author(s) -
C Brescianini,
Claudio Grillo,
Nunzia Melchiorre,
Rosa Maria Bertolotto,
Ana Maria Ferrari,
Barbara Vivaldi,
Giancarlo Icardi,
Liana Gramaccioni,
Enzo Funari,
Simona Scardala
Publication year - 2006
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.11.36.03040-en
Subject(s) - algal bloom , geography , fishery , socioeconomics , ecology , biology , nutrient , phytoplankton , sociology
In the summer of 2005, about 200 people who spent time on or near beaches in a stretch of the northwest Italian coast around the city of Genova, sought medical treatment for