scholarly journals Taking the Long View for Oceans and Human Health Connection through Community Driven Science

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2662
Author(s):  
Usha Varanasi ◽  
Vera L. Trainer ◽  
Ervin Joe Schumacker
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Harmful Algal Blooms ◽  
Algal Blooms ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Health Initiatives

The most proactive approach to resolving current health and climate crises will require a long view, focused on establishing and fostering partnerships to identify and eliminate root causes of the disconnect between humans and nature. We describe the lessons learned through a unique scientific partnership that addresses a specific crisis, harmful algal blooms (HABs), along the northeast Pacific Ocean coast, that blends current-day technology with observational knowledge of Indigenous communities. This integrative scientific strategy resulted in creative solutions for forecasting and managing HAB risk in the Pacific Northwest as a part of the US Ocean and Human Health (OHH) program. Specific OHH projects focused on: (1) understanding genetic responses of tribal members to toxins in the marine environment, (2) knowledge sharing by elders during youth camps; (3) establishing an early warning program to alert resource managers of HABs are explicit examples of proactive strategies used to address environmental problems. The research and monitoring projects with tribal communities taught the collaborating non-Indigenous scientists the value of reciprocity, highlighting both the benefits from and protection of oceans that promote our well-being. Effective global oceans and human health initiatives require a collective action that gives equal respect to all voices to promote forward thinking solutions for ocean health.

scholarly journals Economic impact of harmful algal blooms on human health: a systematic review

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 499-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian R. C. Kouakou ◽  
Thomas G. Poder
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Harmful Algal Blooms ◽  
Algal Blooms ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Global Network ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Health Costs ◽  
Life Years

Abstract Harmful algal blooms (HABs) damage human activities and health. While there is wide literature on economic losses, little is known about the economic impact on human health. In this review, we systematically retrieved papers which presented health costs following exposure to HABs. A systematic review was conducted up to January 2019 in databases such as ScienceDirect and PubMed, and 16 studies were selected. Health costs included healthcare and medication expenses, loss of income due to illness, cost of pain and suffering, and cost of death. Two categories of illness (digestive and respiratory) were considered for health costs. For digestive illness cost, we found $86, $1,015 and $12,605, respectively, for mild, moderate and severe cases. For respiratory illness, costs were $86, $1,235 and $14,600, respectively, for mild, moderate and severe cases. We used Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) to access the loss of well-being due to illness caused by HABs. We found that breathing difficulty causes the most loss of QALYs, especially in children, with a loss of between 0.16 and 0.771 per child. Having gastroenteritis could cause a loss of between 2.2 and 7.1 QALYs per 1,000 children. Misleading symptoms of illness following exposure to HABs could cause bias in health costs estimations. This article has been made Open Access thanks to the generous support of a global network of libraries as part of the Knowledge Unlatched Select initiative.

scholarly journals Marine harmful algal blooms and human health: A systematic scoping review

Harmful Algae ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
pp. 101901
Author(s):  
Nick Young ◽  
Richard A. Sharpe ◽  
Rosa Barciela ◽  
Gordon Nichols ◽  
Keith Davidson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Harmful Algal Blooms ◽  
Algal Blooms

scholarly journals Centers for Oceans and Human Health: a unified approach to the challenge of harmful algal blooms

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. S2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deana L Erdner ◽  
Julianne Dyble ◽  
Michael L Parsons ◽  
Richard C Stevens ◽  
Katherine A Hubbard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Harmful Algal Blooms ◽  
Algal Blooms ◽  
Unified Approach

Responding to an Introduced Pathogen: Podosphaera macularis (Hop Powdery Mildew) in the Pacific Northwest

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter F. Mahaffee ◽  
Carla S. Thomas ◽  
William W. Turechek ◽  
Cynthia M. Ocamb ◽  
Mark E. Nelson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Powdery Mildew ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Infection Model ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Sphaerotheca Macularis ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Podosphaera Macularis

Powdery mildew of hop (Humulus lupus L.), which is caused by Podosphaera macularis (formerly Sphaerotheca macularis) was found in the Yakima Valley, WA in 1996 and subsequently spread to the growing regions in Oregon and northern and southern Idaho. To rapidly assist growers in reducing the cost associated with the preventive fungicide program, the Gubler/Thomas grape powdery mildew risk infection model was adapted for hops. In addition, field surveys were utilized to identify other management practices that impacted disease development. Weather networks were established and utilized to deliver daily regional maps indicating the risk index. These maps were posted to the web for daily access. Lessons learned from this experience will be useful in addressing future pathogen introductions. Accepted for publication 28 March 2003. Published 13 November 2003.

scholarly journals Red Tides

EDIS ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 2008 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge R. Rey
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Harmful Algal Blooms ◽  
Algal Blooms ◽  
Marine Ecosystems ◽  
Red Tides ◽  
And Control

ENY-851, a 5-page illustrated factsheet by Jorge R. Rey, explains what these “harmful algal blooms” are, what causes them, their impacts on marine ecosystems, human health, and coastal economies, and strategies for mitigation and control. Includes references. Published by UF Entomology and Nematology Department, February 2008.

scholarly journals Filtration of the Microalga Amphidinium carterae by the Polychaetes Sabella spallanzanii and Branchiomma luctuosum: A New Tool for the Control of Harmful Algal Blooms?

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 156
Author(s):  
Loredana Stabili ◽  
Margherita Licciano ◽  
Adriana Giangrande ◽  
Carmela Caroppo
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Harmful Algal Blooms ◽  
Algal Blooms ◽  
Feeding Activity ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Harmful Algae ◽  
Retention Efficiency ◽  
Amphidinium Carterae ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Harmful Microalgae

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are extreme biological events representing a major issue in marine, brackish, and freshwater systems worldwide. Their proliferation is certainly a problem from both ecological and socioeconomic contexts, as harmful algae can affect human health and activities, the marine ecosystem functioning, and the economy of coastal areas. Once HABs establish, valuable and environmentally friendly control actions are needed to reduce their negative impacts. In this study, the influence exerted by the filter-feeding activity of the two sabellid polychaetes Branchiomma luctuosum (Grube) and Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin) on a harmful dinoflagellate was investigated. Clearance rates (C) and retention efficiencies were estimated by employing the microalga Amphidinium carterae Hulburt. The Cmax was 1.15 ± 0.204 L h−1 g−1 DW for B. luctuosum and 0.936 ± 0.151 L h−1 g−1 DW for S. spallanzanii. The retention efficiency was 72% for B. luctuosum and 68% for S. spallanzanii. Maximum retention was recorded after 30 min for both species. The obtained results contribute to the knowledge of the two polychaetes’ filtration activity and to characterize the filtration process on harmful microalgae in light of the protection of water resources and human health. Both species, indeed, were extremely efficient in removing A. carterae from seawater, thus suggesting their employment as a new tool in mitigation technologies for the control of harmful algae in marine environments, as well as in the aquaculture facilities where HABs are one of the most critical threats.

scholarly journals Causes, Human Health Impacts and Control of Harmful Algal Blooms: A Comprehensive Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangeeta Sonak ◽  
◽  
Kavita Patil ◽  
Prabha Devi ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Harmful Algal Blooms ◽  
Algal Blooms ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Human Health Impacts ◽  
And Control

scholarly journals Seeing Themselves: Jean Barman’s French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest as a Resource for the Region’s People

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-135
Author(s):  
Stacy Nation-Knapper
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Indigenous Women ◽  
French Canadians ◽  
Cultural Encounters ◽  
The Past ◽  
Award Winning ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Columbia River Plateau ◽  
Complicated Nature

Dr. Barman’s award-winning study is a resource to the Indigenous and non-Indigenous people of the Columbia River Plateau and the Pacific Northwest, an environmentally and culturally diverse region that now encompasses two countries, two provinces, three states, and many Indigenous communities. For Indigenous communities of the region, French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest provides an important context of colonialism, global economics, and the complicated nature of cross-cultural encounters. For non-Indigenous communities, the book also encourages an appreciation for the complexities of history often overlooked by celebratory histories of colonization. French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest is a resource in which people see themselves and their families in a complicated, accessible, and inspiring story of the past.

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