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The Cove

Kevin Zelnio March 16, 2010 Best of Zelnio Dolphin Environmental Documentary Flipper Japan mercury poisoning Ric O'Barry Taiji The Cove

Disclaimer: This review may not appropriate for all audiences. Certainly not anyone that is sensitive to violence against dolphins. If you think you may be…

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Nerve Toxins In The Deep

Dr. M March 23, 2009 Alfred Hitchcocks algae benthic California deep sea diatom Disturbance domoic acid Environmental Issues flux memory loss neurotoxic oyster particles poisoning sediment trap shellfish surface production The Birds

Some of the species in the genus Pseudo-nitzschia are nasty little diatoms. They produce domoic acid, a neurotoxin typically to blame for all sorts of…

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