| Pfiesteria-Related Educational Products and Information Resources Available to the Public, Health Officials, and Researchers Judith L. Kleindinst and Donald M. Anderson Abstract
Public and political concerns about Pfiesteria from 1997 to the present vastly exceed the attention given to other harmful algal bloom (HAB) issues in the United States. To some extent, the intense focus on Pfiesteria has served to increase attention on HABs in general. Given the strong and continuing public, political, and research interests in Pfiesteria piscicida Steidinger & Burkholder and related organisms, there is a clear need for information and resources of many different types. This article provides information on Pfiesteria-related educational products and information resources available to the general public, health officials, and researchers. These resources are compiled into five categories: reports ; website resources ; state outreach and communication programs ; fact sheets ; and training manuals and documentaries. Over the last few years there has been rapid expansion in the amount of Pfiesteria-related information available, particularly on the Internet, and it is scattered among many different sources. Key words: communication and outreach, dinoflagellate, fish kill, HAB, harmful algal bloom, Pfiesteria, Pfiesteria-like organisms, Pfiesteria Interagency Coordination Workgroup, PICWG, PLO, state monitoring, toxin, website. -- Environ Health Perspect 109(suppl 5) :695-698 (2001) . http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2001/suppl-5/695-698kleindinst/abstract.html
This article is based on a presentation at the CDC National Conference on Pfiesteria: From Biology to Public Health held 18-20 October 2000 in Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA. Address correspondence to J. Kleindinst, Biology Dept., MS #32, 86 Water St., Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA. Telephone: (508) 289-2745. Fax: (508) 457-2027. E-mail: jkleindinst@whoi.edu We extend our thanks to the following people for their assistance in providing information for this article: K. Chytalo, A. Lewitus, and L. Spence. This research was supported by the following grants to D.M. Anderson: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration grant NA97OA0355 and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant X-82838701-0. This is contribution number 10367 of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Received 8 January 2001 ; accepted 24 July 2001.
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