General Information

Event name: BR-03-001
Country: BRAZIL
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration , Freshwater
Event directly affected:
Natural Fish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: microcystins, saxitoxins)
Associated syndrome: Cyanobacterial toxins effects
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: Xiao, Man

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: -6.433056, Longitude: -36.100000
General location information: Marechal Dutra Reservoir,
HAB Area code(s): BR-27
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Microcystis spp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii Seenaya et Subba Raju 1972 ( cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: N. T. Chellappa, S. L. Chellappa, S. Chellappa, Harmful phytoplankton blooms and fish mortality in a eutrophicated reservoir of Northeast Brazil. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 51, 633–641 (2008).

Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Created at 10:14 on 6 Feb 2019
Updated at 07:53 on 14 Nov 2019