Harmful Algal Information System: Event SE-18-005

General Information

Event name:	SE-18-005
Country:	SWEDEN
Nature of the harmful event:	Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected:	No
Associated syndrome:	Cyanobacterial toxins effects
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes (SMHI Baltic Algae Watch System - satellite observations of cyanobacteria surface accumulations)
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes (in 2006 the last time)
Individuals to contact:	KARLSON, Bengt , ÖBERG, Jörgen

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	Kattegat, HAB Area code(s): SE-07
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Event Date:2018-07-31 Start: 2018-07-31, End: 2018-07-31
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Additional date-related information:	Detailed information not available

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Nodularia spp. ( cells/L) Aphanizomenon spp. ( cells/L)
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
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Growth Comments

The cyanobacteria observed in the Kattegat are likely to have been advected from the Baltic Proper

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Created at 01:16 on 1 Apr 2019
Updated at 05:46 on 15 Dec 2019