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Tod Leighfield - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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Tod Leighfield. Chemist Hollings Marine Laboratory / HAB Monitoring and Reference Leighfield is a chemist in the Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Monitoring ...
Empowering Alaskan Communities to Monitor for Harmful Algal Blooms in ...
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Primary Contact(s): Tod.Leighfield@noaa.gov Shellfish are a culturally important marine resource throughout coastal Alaska, and many communities ...
Validating the Technique for Identifying Paralytic Shellfish Toxins
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Primary Contact(s): Tod.Leighfield@noaa.gov; This project began in October 2008 and was completed in September 2014. Paralytic shellfish poisoning ...
Genomics of HAB Dinoflagellates: Identification of Molecular Mechanisms ...
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Primary Contact(s): Tod.Leighfield@noaa.gov This project began in October 2005 and was completed in September 2015 We are working to identify key ...
Native Alaskans Trained in Potentially Life-saving Toxin Monitoring ...
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For more information, contact Tod.Leighfield@noaa.gov. SEATT workshop participants observe hands-on demonstration of shellfish harvesting techniques ...
Developing Biomarkers for Bloom Growth and Death in Florida Red Tides
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Primary Contact(s): Tod.Leighfield@noaa.gov; This project began in January 2013 and was completed in December 2015. The microscopic alga Karenia ...
Characterization of Toxin Synthesis Pathways in Toxic Dinoflagellates
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Primary Contact(s): Tod.Leighfield@noaa.gov This project began in October 2005 and was completed in September 2015 During the past 25 years, the ...
NCCOS Methods Transferred to Algal Toxin Lab in Oman
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Credit: Tod Leighfield, NOAA. The training included assistance with set up of the laboratory and instruction on sample preparation for brevetoxins ...
Virtual Workshop Empowers Arctic Tribal Communities to Monitor Growing ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/virtual-workshop-empowers-arctic-tribal-communities-to-monitor-growing-threat-of-harmful-algal-blooms/
Primary Contact(s): jennifer.maucher@noaa.gov, steve.morton@noaa.gov, Tod.Leighfield@noaa.gov NCCOS scientists, in collaboration with Ocean and Earth ...
NCCOS Trains, Supports South Carolina Harmful Algae Task Group
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Primary Contact(s): steve.morton@noaa.gov, Tod.Leighfield@noaa.gov Last week, NCCOS scientists trained fellow scientists from the South Carolina ...
Expanding the Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research Program for ...
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STAERL will estimate overall toxicity using a phosphatase inhibition assay in the Sitka laboratory, and NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center ...
NCCOS Supports Inception of Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring Networks for ...
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Primary Contact(s): maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, steve.morton@noaa.gov, Tod.Leighfield@noaa.gov; Clams are gathered for testing in Southeast Alaska ...
Harmful Algal Bloom Workshop Focuses on Alaskan Coastal Communities
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The dormant cysts are a ticking time bomb set to go off as waters warm, creating favorable conditions for large toxic algal blooms to form. Stressor ...
Workshop Supports HAB Toxin Detection Technologies for Asian-Pacific ...
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The workshop was part of the IAEA Asia-Pacific regional project “Supporting the Use of the Receptor Binding Assays to Reduce the Adverse Impacts of ...
Workshop Empowers Southcentral Tribal Communities to Monitor Growing ...
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Primary Contact(s): jennifer.maucher@noaa.gov, steve.morton@noaa.gov, Tod.Leighfield@noaa.gov NCCOS, Ocean and Earth Environmental Services , and the ...
NCCOS Supports Algal Toxin Testing in El Salvador
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This project is supported by the IAEA as part of a NOAA/IAEA Practical Agreement. For more information, contact Tod.Leighfield@noaa.gov. Explore ...
NCCOS shares toxin detection technology internationally
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This project is supported by the IAEA as part of a NOAA/IAEA Practical Agreement. Countries adopting this method benefit from having a safe food ...
Southeast Alaska Tribes Trained in Minimizing Risk of Shellfish Toxins
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For more information, contact Steve.Morton@noaa.gov or Tod.Leighfield@noaa.gov. Explore Similar News Combination of Shoreline Stabilization Approaches ...
Advancing the Receptor Binding Assay for Multi-Species Monitoring of ...
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Other principal investigators include Jerry Borchert (Washington State Department of Health), Chris Whitehead (Sitka Tribe of Alaska), and Dr. Tod Lei ...
NCCOS Hosts Ecotoxicology Conference in South Carolina
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NCCOS’s Tod Leighfield and Steve Morton helped kick off the meeting with talks in a short course about harmful algal blooms and associated toxins ...