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Limpets: an Alternative to PSP-Prone Mollusks

As mentioned in a recent post (“Don’t Touch the Water!”) Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning, or PSP, hangs like the sword of Damocles over beach foragers (see The Tide is Out, the Table is Set: Beach Foraging). This deadly alga can accumulate … Continue reading

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“Don’t Touch the Water!”

News from America’s heartland last weekend could not have been worse. Toledo, Ohio and any surrounding area served by Toledo’s municipal water system, could not to drink, or even touch their municipal water! A toxic algae bloom on Lake Erie … Continue reading

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