General Information

Event name: FR-88-004
Country: FRANCE
Nature of the harmful event:
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
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:

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Northern Brittany (Morlaix Bay),
HAB Area code(s): FR-01
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 1988-06-24, End: 1988-06-27
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus:
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): 2.5 Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): 110.2-128. Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: 33.6 Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 18.6 °C, Min: 17.7 °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
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