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General Information

Event name: PL-08-001
Country: POLAND
Nature of the harmful event:
 Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: Nodularin (traces - 2.36 mg/L))
Associated syndrome: Cyanobacterial toxins effects
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (Annual event)
Individuals to contact: Mazur-Marzec, Hanna

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Gulf of Gdansk, Southern Baltic
HAB Area code(s): PL-01
Additional location information: ICES fishing area: IIId 26.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2008-08-01
Start: 2008-07-03, End: 2008-08-01
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Nodularia spumigena ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Aphanizomenon flos-aquae ( cells/L)
Anabaena spp. ( cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: 1574.61 µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: warm, calm Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Yes Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): 21.2 Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 22.3 °C, Min: 18.1 °C
Salinity Range During Event: Max: 7, Min: 6.9
Bloom location in the water column: Whole column
Surface
Growth:
In situ
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Nodularia spumigena Nodularins Nodularin 2364.26 µg/L LC
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information: Envirogard HPLC-DAD, LC-MS
Economic losses:
Management decision: close beach
Additional harmful effect information:
Updated at 06:25 on 15 Dec 2019
Checked at 10:22 on 29 Apr 2014