Cyano-Map: Linking cyanobacteria metrics and human health

描述（由申请人提供）：湖沼学和公共卫生交叉研究表明，蓝藻产生的毒素是肌萎缩性侧索硬化症（ALS）的环境触发因素，通常称为卢伽雷氏病。正在进一步研究蓝藻菌与帕金森病以及若干急性疾病和神经紊乱之间的联系。推进我们对蓝藻华、毒性和人类健康之间联系的理解的主要障碍是淡水水体中这些有害藻华的存在、程度、幅度和强度的水质信息。公共卫生界几乎没有接触数据，这造成了机会和创新差距。遥感科学现在已经发展到对蓝藻和水质进行业务评估是可行的。该NIH SBIR第一阶段的创新是开发一种可操作的蓝藻指示工具（Cyano-Map），该工具利用NASA卫星遥感平台和最先进的地球科学方法。blue - map将能够在内陆水域的空间和时间上绘制和监测藻蓝蛋白（PC）丰度和蓝藻（即微囊藻、水藻和浮游菌）。Cyano-Map将利用多个NASA平台提取多个传感器的优势，以获得最佳的空间、时间、光谱和辐射分辨率。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Research at the intersection of limnology and public health is showing that toxins produced from cyanobacteria act as an environmental trigger for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Additional linkages are being made between cyanobacteria and Parkinson's and several acute illnesses and neurological disorders. A primary obstacle in advancing our understanding of linkages between cyanobacteria blooms, toxicity, and human health is water quality information on the presence, extent, magnitude, and intensity of these harmful algal blooms in freshwater bodies. Little to no exposure data is available to the public health community which has created an opportunity and innovation gap. Remote sensing science has now advanced to the point where operational assessment of cyanobacteria and water quality is feasible. The innovation of this NIH SBIR Phase 1 is the development of an operational cyanobacteria indicator tool (Cyano-Map) that utilizes NASA satellite remote sensing platforms and state-of-the-art geosciences methods. Cyano-Map will be capable mapping and monitoring phycocyanin (PC) abundance and cyanobacteria (i.e., microcystis, anabaena, and planktothrix) over space and time for inland waters. Cyano-Map will utilize multiple NASA platforms to extract the strengths of multiple sensors for the optimal spatial, temporal, spectral and radiometric resolutions. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Indicators and risk maps for cyanobacteria blooms in water systems and mapping environmental triggers for ALS and Parkinson's Disease.