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Environmental Health
Optical method to measure temporal changes in brown tides developed
February 20th, 2005
Researchers have developed an optical method to measure temporal variations in phytoplankton, particulates, and colored dissolved organic material during brown tides. "Since 1985, the coastal embayments of Long Island, New York, have been plagued with recurrent blooms, aptly called brown tides, of the pelagophyte Aureococcus anophagefferens. The distinct ocean color observed during these blooms suggests that optical methods can be used as a tool to study, detect, and track brown tides. Thus, the goal of our project was to compare the optical properties and pigment composition during bloom and non-bloom conditions and assess temporal variations in the...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2005-02-20)
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