General Information

Event name: SE-14-007
Country: SWEDEN
Nature of the harmful event:
Water Discoloration
Event directly affected:
Other Terrestrial , Humans
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: Cyanobacterial toxins effects
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: KARLSON, Bengt

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 57.000000, Longitude: 16.666667
General location information: Coasts of Öland and Kalmar, County of Kalmar
HAB Area code(s): SE-04
Additional location information: Widespread bloom
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2014-07-19, End: 2014-08-12
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: The date of the end of event is not wellknown

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Nodularia spumigena Mertens in Jungers 1822 ( cells/L)
Anabaena sp. ( cells/L)
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

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

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Created at 04:52 on 15 Apr 2015
Updated at 06:15 on 15 Dec 2019
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