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General Information

Event name: ES-19-039
Country: SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:
 High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
 Humans
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: Aerosolized toxins effects
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): Airborne
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (Since, at least, year 2003)
Individuals to contact: VILA, Magda , Berdalet, Elisa

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 41.550000, Longitude: 2.483333
General location information: Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, Catalonia
HAB Area code(s): ES-22
Additional location information: Shallow and exposed rocky area covered by a dense tuft of macroalgae.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2019-07-09, End: 2019-10-08
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Ostreopsis ovata (75601 cells/L)
618637 cells/ g Fresh Weight macroalgae
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Created at 03:17 on 19 Apr 2021
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