General Information

Event name: ITA-91-001
Country: ITALY
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: DSP
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: ZINGONE, Adriana , Milandri Anna

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 44.446667, Longitude: 12.320556
General location information: Emilia-Romagna coast, North Adriatic Sea
HAB Area code(s): ITA-003
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:1991-05-31
Start: 1991-05-31, End: 1991-10-15
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis spp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Poletti, R. Biotossine marine. Origine, diffusione e controllo. Fondazione Centro ricerche marine. Laboratorio nazionale di riferimento per le biotossine marine, pp. 246.

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Nutrient information:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
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Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: Shellfish harvesting halted
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 11:26 on 19 Dec 2019
Updated at 11:42 on 19 Dec 2019
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