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General Information

Event name: US-10-010
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
 Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities
Event directly affected:
 Natural Fish , Birds
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 25 ichthyotoxicity units (ITU))
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): Tilapia; birds
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: Byrd, Meridith

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: San Jacinto Monument reflecting pool and Santa Ana Bayou near La Porte, TX, Texas
HAB Area code(s): US-18
Additional location information: Bloom began at the end of Nov. 2010 and was still occurring as of March 18, 2011
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2010-11-21, End: 2011-03-18
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Prymnesium parvum (623,000,000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Updated at 05:13 on 15 Apr 2015
Checked at 05:55 on 15 Apr 2015