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=Marine Toxins=

=Marine Toxins=

Algae can produce toxins that may then accumulate in filter-feeding shellfish. Use of Phosphate-based fertilizers on farms may lead to algal blooms in costal waters leading to toxin production. These toxins may cause Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) & other similar poisonings. Algal toxins are not destroyed by cooking.

Algae can produce toxins that may then accumulate in filter-feeding shellfish. Use of Phosphate-based fertilizers on farms may lead to algal blooms in costal waters (which may be seen as a red tide) leading to toxin production. These toxins may cause Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) & other similar poisonings. Algal toxins are not destroyed by cooking. The clinical signs of PSP are numbness & tingling of the mouth & lips. Cranial nerves may be affected. Weakness of the limbs & paralysis progress & in some cases death may occur due respiratory failure due to paralysis of the respiratory muscles.

=Plant Toxins=

=Plant Toxins=

=Toxic Amines=

=Toxic Amines=