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ToolsTurner, A. D., Powell, A., Schofield, A., Lees, D. N. and Baker-Austin, C. (2015) Detection of the pufferfish toxin tetrodotoxin in European bivalves, England, 2013 to 2014. Eurosurveillance, 20 (2). ISSN 1025-496X
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We report the first detection of tetrodotoxins (TTX) in European bivalve shellfish. We demonstrate that TTX is present within the temperate waters of the United Kingdom, along the English Channel, and can accumulate in filter-feeding molluscs. The toxin is heat-stable and thus it cannot be eliminated during cooking. While quantified concentrations were low in comparison to published minimum lethal doses for humans, the results demonstrate that the risk to shellfish consumers should not be discarded.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | epidemiology,public health, environmental and occupational health,virology,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2713 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Mar 2019 12:30 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Oct 2022 21:41 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/70085 |
| DOI: | 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2015.20.2.21009 |
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