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General Information

Event name: US-08-006
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
 Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
 Planktonic life
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: within Potomac River sites)
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): Karlodinium veneficum
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Virginia Department of Health)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (Also reported at similar locations in the Virginia tributaries to the Potomac River in 2007)
Individuals to contact: MARSHALL, Harold G.

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 38.155000, Longitude: -76.733056
General location information: Potomac River Tributaries, Virginia, Southeastern Virginia
HAB Area code(s): US-10
Additional location information: Virginia tidal creeks and rivers entering the Potomac River mainly from the lower third region of the Potomac River
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2008-02-14, End: 2008-08-07
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Karlodinium veneficum (1,630,,000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: High concentrations continued from early spring to mid-summer
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: 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

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IOC/UNESCO ISSHA
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