The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine General University of Maine Publications University of Maine Publications 2006 2006, UMaine News Press Releases Division of Marketing and Communication David Munson University of Maine Joe Carr University of Maine George Manlove University of Maine Kay Hyatt University of Maine Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/univ_publications Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the History Commons Repository Citation Division of Marketing and Communication; Munson, David; Carr, Joe; Manlove, George; and Hyatt, Kay, "2006, UMaine News Press Releases" (2006). General University of Maine Publications. 1086. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/univ_publications/1086 This Monograph is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in General University of Maine Publications by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. UMaine News Press Releases from Word Press XML export 2006 UMaine Researchers Begin Development of Red Tide Detection Device 04 Jan 2006 Contact: David Munson (207) 581-3777; Laurie Connell 581-2470 Facial numbness, tingling in the arms and legs, nausea, dizziness -- and those are the milder symptoms. Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning, or PSP, is a very real danger in the state of Maine. Resulting from the consumption of shellfish tainted with toxins found in the algae that cause red tide, PSP has become a growing concern in recent years due to dramatic increases in the extent and frequency of red tide blooms in Maine's coastal waters. While the state has an extensive monitoring program for detecting the presence of the various species of algae responsible for red tide, current testing procedures are costly and time consuming.