General Information

Event name: FI-10-001
Country: FINLAND
Nature of the harmful event:
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: PSP toxins (GTX2, GTX3, STX) 0.1 µg/L)
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (2009)
Individuals to contact: SUIKKANEN, Sanna

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 60.083056, Longitude: 20.533056
General location information: Föglö, Åland archipelago, Baltic Sea
HAB Area code(s): FI-04
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2010-08-02
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: Cells were present from May to September, max 210 000 cells/L on 22.8.2010, but a sample for toxicity was taken only once (2.8.2010).

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Balech et Tangen 1985 (210 000 cells/L)
max cell density on 22.8.2010
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Hakanen Päivi, Suikkanen Sanna, Franzén Johan, Franz+en Helene, Kankaanpää Harri and Kremp Anke: Bloom and toxin dynamics of Alexandrium ostenfeldii in a shallow embayment at the SW coast of Finland, northern Baltic Sea. DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2011.12.002

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event: Max: 6, Min: 6
Bloom location in the water column: Whole column
Growth:
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Alexandrium ostenfeldii Saxitoxins GTX3 0.1 µg/L LC
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information: HPLC
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information:
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