Schurz Rogers and her co-workers always wear Tyvek suits and respirators when working with materials isolated from Pfiesteria piscicida . We try to prevent any kind of aerosol formation or distribution of the solid. We work with extremely small quantities, but we don't know the purity of the material, how concentrated a solution of it may be, or even how toxic it may be. Before you can diagnose someone as having abnormally high levels of a toxicant, you have to know what is normal. EHLS is involved in reference range studies to determine what is normal for the U.S. population.
Analyst runs five chromatographic separations at a time.
For the first survey we had only 10-12 methods. Altogether, about 85 biochemical tests are performed on their blood, urine, and hair. The levels of virtually everything in a person's body are measured. Further down the road When they are not responding to emergency situations, researchers at EHLS are busy working on ways to prevent long-term diseases. They have been involved with numerous studies, far too many to list.