General Information

Event name: PL-20-002
Country: POLAND
Nature of the harmful event:
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Planktonic life
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: NOD (3.0-98.0 ug/L))
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: Yes (ocasionally)
Individuals to contact: Mazur-Marzec, Hanna , Kobos, Justyna

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Gulf of Gdańsk, Southern Baltic Sea
HAB Area code(s): PL-01
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2020-07-19
Start: 2020-07-18, End: 2020-07-20
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Nodularia spumigena (4.94 (100 um filaments/L) cells/L)
biomass 45.97 mg/L
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (5.01 mln (100 um filaments/L) cells/L)
biomass 9.83 mg/L
Dolichospermum spp. (1.39 mln (100 um filaments/L) cells/L)
biomass 1.78 mg/L
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: 136.28 µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: warm, calm 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: Whole column
Surface
Growth:
In situ
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Nodularia spumigena Nodularins Nodularin 98 (ug/L) LC
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information: HPLC
Economic losses: beaches closed for 1-2 days in July 2020
Management decision: 22 beaches closed
Additional harmful effect information: warning against swimming in the water with changed color and smell
Created at 10:05 on 2 Apr 2021
Updated at 10:41 on 2 Apr 2021
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