| Event name: | US-96-008 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Blooms frequent in the same area.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | DORTCH, Quay | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
, Louisiana. HAB Area code(s): US-17 |
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| Additional location information: | Louisiana coastal waters Grand Isle to 90º 40' W up to 20 mi Offshore and Terrebonne Bay. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1996-09-01, End: 1996-09-30 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium monilatum
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 30, Min: 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth Comments | Unknown. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
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| Management decision: | None | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Reports of bioluminescence widely distributed. | ||||||
