[Harmful algal blooms in Italy and their health effects in the population].
The authors discuss harmful algal bloom, a seasonal phenomenon that in recent years has become increasingly frequent along Italian coasts. A classification of algal bloom is given and algal toxins and their effects on human health are discussed. The authors then describe the algal bloom phenomenon observed in Italy from the 1960s to the present time. Finally they briefly describe Italian legislation on the subject matter and highlight its shortcomings.
Università degli Studi di Catania, Dipartimento Ingrassia, Catania, Italy. marfer@unict.it
Margherita
M
Ferrante
Caterina
C
Ledda
Maria A
MA
Cunsolo
Maria
M
Fiore
Roberto
R
Fallico
Salvatore
S
Sciacca
Gea M
GM
Oliveri Conti
D001493:Bathing Beaches; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D010839:Phytoplankton; D011634:Public Health; D012623:Seawater