General Information

Event name: CA-15-010
Country: CANADA
Nature of the harmful event:
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 20 ug/g)
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: McKENZIE, Cynthia

Location & Date

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General location information: Quebec, Quebec Region
HAB Area code(s): CA-01
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Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2015-08-19, End: 2015-09-17
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: It is speculated that these levels are not a result of a bloom in 2015, but residual toxicity from a large toxic bloom in July 2013. Placopecten megallanicus, thes test organisms for these values is known to require long periods of depuration and an indication of these residual values.
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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Created at 07:49 on 10 Jun 2016
Updated at 03:54 on 27 Sep 2018
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