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General Information

Event name: CN-14-003
Country: CHINA
Nature of the harmful event:
 Water Discoloration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: OTHER
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: GUAN, Chunjiang

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: The center of Bohai Sea, Heibei Province
HAB Area code(s): CN-03
Additional location information: The coverage of bloom is about 400Km2
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2014-09-13, End: 2014-09-17
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Karenia mikimotoi ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: More details in China Disaster Bulletin

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:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
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
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
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Created at 03:03 on 13 Sep 2015
Updated at 03:47 on 15 Sep 2015
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