And the Waters Turned to Blood
by Rodney Barker
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Author: Rodney BarkerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-03-31
ISBN: 0684838451
Number of pages: 363
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Book Review: a piece of yellow journalism
Summary: 2 Stars
Aside from the literary value of this book which I am not going to judge, get this from a genuine Pfiesteria researcher, me:
Pfiesteria was NEVER proven to be the causative agent in the fish kills described in the book. Associated yes. Causative no. Big difference.
There's a growing body of evidence that it is actually NOT causative, all published in peer reviewed journals [...]
Pfiesteria toxin was never identified and it is entirely possible that Pfiesteria is one of many dinoflagellates that does not make a toxin.
As a matter of fact, the National Institutes of Health pulled the plug on funding for research into the effects of Pfiesteria toxin on humans shortly after a CDC sponsored Pfiesteria conference (CDC National Conference on Pfiesteria: From Biology to Public Health October 18-20, 2000, Atlanta GA).
Please read this book as "fiction".
Summary of And the Waters Turned to Blood
Don't drink the water. Don't swim in it, fish in it, or even bathe in it. Rodney Barker's book, And the Waters Turned to Blood details the latest plague to visit our shores: Pfiesteria piscicida, the "cell from hell," an aquatic microorganism that causes sufferers to exhibit symptoms similar to Alzheimers or multiple sclerosis. As it follows the fortunes of Dr. JoAnn Burkholder, one of the first scientists to recognize the danger of Pfiesteria, Barker's book reads like a cross between science fiction and conspiracy theory: Dr. Burkholder discovers that excessive pollution in the rivers and coastal waters of the Southeastern United States causes a deadly microorganism to breed like crazy; state and federal government attempts to suppress the report.An investigative reporter by training, Mr. Barker writes And the Waters Turned to Blood like a thriller, revealing pieces of the puzzle judiciously as he builds tension. Unlike in a literary thriller, however, there is no tidy ending to this story. Readers will be left with the disturbing knowledge that fish are still dying, fishermen are still getting sick, and the potential for disaster in this latest scourge is still unmeasured.
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