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General Information

Event name: FR-10-012
Country: FRANCE
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: ASP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (REPHY)
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: REPHY, national manager

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: FR-07 - South Brittany / Audierne, Concarneau and Groix,
HAB Area code(s): FR-07
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2010-03-29, End: 2010-05-24
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Pseudo-nitzschia spp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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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:
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Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus Domoic Acid 121 mg.kg-1 LC
Crassostrea gigas Domoic Acid 90 mg.kg LC
Ruditapes philippinarum Domoic Acid 123 mg.kg LC
Pecten maximus Domoic Acid 73 mg.kg LC
Poilititapes virgineus Domoic Acid 35 mg.kg LC
Donax trunculus Domoic Acid 28 mg.kg LC
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Created at 05:17 on 27 Aug 2015