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Toxins
Environmental Health
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Environmental Epidemiology investigates exposure to toxins, including toxins transmitted by eating certain fish or shellfish, called marine toxins. Department of Health works closely with partner agencies to determine the source and prevent the following:
- Carbon monoxide poisoning: please visit the Carbon Monoxide section of our Indoor Air Quality webpage (DOH-Indian River webpage) or visit Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (CDC webpage)
- Ciguatera fish poisoning (CDC webpage)
- Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) - Associated Illness:Marine Environments (CDC webpage)
- Lead poisoning: please visit the Lead Poisoning section of our Indoor Air Quality (DOH-Indian River webpage) or visit Lead (CDC webpage)
- Mercury poisoning:Seafood Consumption (DOH-Indian River webpage) or visit the CDC Mercury webpage
- Pesticide-related illness:Pesticide Illness & Injury Surveillance (CDC webpage)
- Saxitoxin poisoning:Saxitoxin Case Definition (CDC webpage)
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