If a Public Health Official Was Trying to Reduce the Potential

question 10

Multiple Choice

If a public health official was trying to reduce the potential for human exposure to a "red tide" which of the following actions would they take?

• A) Place a ban on eating fish that were exposed to the dinoflagellate Alexandrium catanella
• B) Decrease the amount of nutrients that are washed into the aquatic ecosystem
• C) Avoid eating shellfish that live in coastal areas that have a high influx of nutrients
• D) All of these actions would help reduce the potential for human exposure to a "red tide".

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