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General Information

Event name: ES-01-019
Country: SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:
 High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: DSP positive.)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Andalucian monitoring programe. L.C.C.RR.PP.)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: MAMÁN, Luz , OCAÑA, Asunción , FERNÁNDEZ, Lourdes

Location & Date

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General location information: Huelva coast (Gulf of Cadiz), Andalucía, SE Spain.
HAB Area code(s): ES-09
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Additional date-related information: 15/02/01 to 15/05/01

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuminata (10,286 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): 2.5 Wind direction: SW
Stratified water: Yes Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): 17 Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: 35.7 Current Velocity: 0
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Bloom location in the water column: Whole column
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Donax trunculus Okadaic Acid Positive Bioassay-Mouse
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
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