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General Information

Event name: UY-14-003
Country: URUGUAY
Nature of the harmful event:
 Water Discoloration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: MENDEZ, Silvia

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: -34.950000, Longitude: -54.933333
General location information: Punta del Este harbour, Maldonado
HAB Area code(s): UY-02
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2014-08-11
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Myrionecta rubra Jankowski 1976 (44000000 cells/L)
discoloration color black
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: http://www.mgap.gub.uy/sites/default/files/multimedia/1729_boletn_informativo_n_3_14_0.pdf

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
Additional Environmental information:

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:
Additional harmful effect information: people un this turistic place worried about the quality of the water
Created at 02:54 on 28 Sep 2017
Updated at 05:11 on 22 Mar 2018
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