General Information

Event name: SE-14-001
Country: SWEDEN
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: PST 1300 ìg kg-1.)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Swedish national marine monitoring program for marine biotoxins and fecal contamination in live bivalve molluscs)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (This is the first well documented event)
Individuals to contact: KARLSON, Bengt , PERSSON, Malin

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 58.322222, Longitude: 11.322222
General location information: Bottnefjord, County of Västra Götaland
HAB Area code(s): SE-08
Additional location information: The position is not exact
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2014-04-01
Start: 2014-04-01, End: 2014-06-09
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2014-04-01, End: 2014-06-09
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium tamarense (Lebour) Balech 1985 ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Balech et Tangen 1985 ( cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Saxitoxins 1300 ìg kg-1 LC-MS
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