This course explores the tight link between ocean health and human well-being, highlighting how toxins in the ocean's food chain impact our bodies. The course covers topics such as pollutants in the sea, accumulation of heavy metals in dolphins, harmful algal blooms, and solutions for saving ocean health. The teaching method includes real-life examples, case studies, and scientific research. This course is intended for individuals interested in marine biology, environmental science, public health, and sustainability.
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Ocean health and human well being
We can make the ocean very unhappy
Pinch a minnow, hurt a whale
Pollutants in the sea
Dolphins accumulate heavy metals, PCBs and dioxin
Mother's milk
Death rate among dolphin first borns
The toxins can get into one other predator
The molecular lab in our Tokyo hotel room: Scott Baker dissecting meat samples
In the Canadian Arctic a native Inuit diet of seal and whale leads to very high pollutant levels in people
Red tides and Vibrio cholera: microbial blooms in a disrupted ocean
Rise In Seafood Related Infections In the U.S. Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Harmful algal blooms
Cholera can be spread by copepods
How to fix major problems of disrupted ecosystem flow
Taught by
TED
