General Information

Event name: US-05-019
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Annual Summer Phytoplankton Program)
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: HEDDENDORF, Bill

Location & Date

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General location information: Barnegat Bay, New Jersey
HAB Area code(s): US-09
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2005-07-27
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus:
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Nitzschia sp. (1,600,000 cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: 65.17 µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

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Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
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Toxin Assay Information

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