Talk:Red tide
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How quickly can red tide develop and dissapear?
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with equal rapidity. the length of time that a bloom is present varries greatly and is largly affected by conditions of the hoist body of water. additioanlly filter feeds do purge the toxins from their bodies, usally over a period of a couple of weeks, however for some species such as sea clams, not to be confused with hardshell clams, this process can take sigificantly longer and may not be safe to eat for months after the event.
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For what it's worth, red tide plays a major plot role in Clive Cussler's novel Sahara. Don't know if that factoid is wikipedia-able.
-bg
