| Event name: | UY-92-006 | |
| Country: | URUGUAY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (National Monitoring Program on Harmful Phytoplankton and Sheelfish Toxicity) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | MENDEZ, Silvia | |
| Location: | Latitude: -34.649722, Longitude: -54.166667 | |
| General location information: |
La Paloma, Rocha HAB Area code(s): UY-01 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1992-08-12 Start: 1992-08-12, End: 1992-08-12 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 1992-08-12, End: 1992-08-12 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium tamarense
(4800 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Méndez, S., 1993. Uruguayan red tide monitoring programme: preliminary results (1990-1991). Toxic Phytoplankton Blooms in the sea. J.J.Smayda y Shimizu, eds.Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam. p. 287-289. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 11.5 °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 15.2, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | shellfish closure | |||||||||||
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