General Information

Event name: MA-98-001
Country: MOROCCO
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Planktonic life
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: PSP toxicity at 10^4 cells/L)
Associated syndrome: PSP
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: ISMAEL, Amany

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 35.184722, Longitude: 2.924167
General location information: Nador Lagoon, Morocco, HANA
HAB Area code(s): MA-01
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:1998-02-01
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium minutum (2,6x105 cells/L)
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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