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General Information

Event name: IE-96-001
Country: IRELAND
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: CLARKE, Dave

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Roaring Water Bay.,
HAB Area code(s): IE-04
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:1996-09-03
Start: 1996-09-03,
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuminata (600 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: The 1996 results were notable for the very low numbers of D. acuminata and D. acuta present in the samples compared with previous years. Both species were typically detected at levels in the range of 40-200 cells/L
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: No Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
Nutrient information:
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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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Updated at 04:12 on 24 Apr 2018
Checked at 04:32 on 22 Apr 2013
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