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One of the earliest recorded incidents of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning occurred when Captain Vancouver landed in British Columbia in 1793. Tragedy struck when several of his crew suffered agonizing deaths due to paralysis and asphyxiation after eating shellfish taken from an area Captain Vancouver named 'Poison Cove'.
The principle toxin, saxitoxin, remained unidentified until the 1950s. Since then many other analogues of saxitoxin have been identified as members of this toxin class.
Calibration solutions for many saxitoxin analogues are available from CRMP. Choose a solution from the lefthand navigation bar for more information.
