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General Information

Event name: US-95-021
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 300 - 660 µg STXeq / 100 g shellfish.)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (1932, 62, 66, 67, 69, 75, 82, 84, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 95.)
Individuals to contact: ROSS, Maria R.

Location & Date

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General location information: Mendocino County., California.
HAB Area code(s): US-21
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Additional date-related information: During January, Feb, March, Sept and Dec no samples were submitted. In Agoust the toxin level at two sites reaches 660 and 300 µg/100 g shellfish.

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
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Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Ref: State of California Department of Shellfish Services. Shellfish Monitoring Program Techinical Reports. 95-02, -05, -07, -09, -15, -17, -19, -22, -25, -27, -30, -32.

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: No Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
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Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information: During January, Feb, March, Sep, Dec, no samples were submitted. In August the toxin level at two sites reached 600 µg and 300 µg/100 g shellfish,
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