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The mission of the Environmental Health Laboratory (EHL) is to provide analytical and technical information in support of state and national Environmental health programs.
Laboratory Services conducts chemical and microbiological sampling of food, water, and soils and certifies commercial and municipal laboratories to conduct analyses of drinking water and accredits commercial laboratories to conduct analyses including soil remediation in conjunction with the Contaminated Sites Program.
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03/20/2017 |
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Before shellfish can be grown or harvested for commercial sale, the area must be assessed by DEC to determine that shellfish can be safely grown or harvested. |
02/18/2015 |
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A summary of requirements for shellstock shipping facilities in Alaska. |
12/30/2014 |
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Presentation on harmful algal blooms, sources of paralytic shellfish poisoning, Alaska PSP outbreaks, PSP toxin chemistry, testing for PSP, “red tide,” PSP geographic patterns, PSP in geoducks, and shellfish personal harvest risk. |
10/24/2012 |
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Review what we know about Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Review what we think we know about Vp. Review historical perspective and management strategies for Vp. Highlight ISSC/FDA Mandatory Vp Control Requirements effective 2008. Review the State's Vp Control Plan. Recap Monitoring Activities to date |
10/15/2010 |
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About Vibrio parahaemolyticus, testing farmed oysters for, how to prevent, temperature recorders, salinity recorders, and data handling. |
11/02/2007 |
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Written by experts at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of Washington, and medical doctors, this publication is an excellent summary of the PSP problem in Alaska. PSP poisoning is caused by neurologically damaging saxitoxins that are byproducts of microscopic algae called dinoflagellates. People who eat shellfish that have been feeding on toxic dinoflagellates can suffer from numbness, paralysis, disorientation, and death. Testing programs in Alaska ensure that shellfish reaching the retail food market are safe, but the widespread indifference of recreational and subsistence harvesters to PSP warnings results in about seven individual cases of poisoning per year in Alaska. Alaska Marine Resources 8(2). |
01/01/1996 |
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A certified lab in Sitka, offering biotoxin testing for shellfish. |
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