General Information

Event name: ITA-03-002
Country: ITALY
Nature of the harmful event:
Foam/Mucilage in the coast , Other ( Aerosolized toxin effects)
Event directly affected:
Humans
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: Aerosolized toxins effects
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: ZINGONE, Adriana , GALLITELLI MAuro

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 41.166111, Longitude: 16.902222
General location information: Bari coasts, Apulian coasts
HAB Area code(s): ITA-006
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2003-08-15
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Ostreopsis ovata (1*10^6 cells/L)
unusual high concentration in the water column
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Gallitelli, M., Ungaro, N., Addante, L. M., Procacci, V., Silver, N. G. & Sabbà, C. 2005. Respiratory illness as a reaction to tropical algal blooms occurring in a temperate climate. JAMA 293:2595-600. doi:10.1001/jama.293.21.2599-c

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:
Surface
Growth: Advected
Growth Comments the blooms generally occur on the bottom, but this time high concentrations were in the water column
Additional Environmental information: temperature and salinity were the usual ones for the aerea in that seasons, nitrogen and phosphorus somewhat high (data not reported)

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:
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