Harmful Algal Information System: Event US-05-009

General Information

Event name:	US-05-009
Country:	UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected:	No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact:	RABALAIS, Nancy

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, HAB Area code(s): US-17
Additional location information:	Center of lake, taken from highway bridge.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:	The species data listed in section 3 below were compiled from a single station in the center of the lake, off the causeway bridge. Concentrations of HAB species are reported at 10^5 cells/liter, with the exception of Prorocentrum which are reported at 10^4 and Anabaena spp. which are reported at 10^6. Data is from surface samples collected during routine sampling for the period Jan-Oct 2005 and were not associated with a particular bloom event.

Causative organism known:	No
Causative Species/Genus:	Heterocapsa rotundata (2.9x10^5 cells/L) 1/20/2005 Heterocapsa rotundata (3.1x10^5 cells/L) 5/26/2005 Prorocentrum minimum (1.0x10^4 cells/L) 10/11/2005
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: