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General Information

Event name: GB-02-012
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 95 µg STXeq/100g)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Food Standards Agency Biotoxin/Phytoplankton Monitoring Programme for England and Wales)
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: Cefas Plankton Lab

Location & Date

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General location information: Berwick upon Tweed, North East England
HAB Area code(s): GB-01
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:28/05/2002
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
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Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Saxitoxins STX eq 95 µg/100g Bioassay-Mouse
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