| Event name: | EE-99-001 | |
| Country: | ESTONIA | |
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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: | Yes (Approximate range: 65.9-160.7 µg Nodularin in ~10 L water.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Estonian Marine Monitoring.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Yearly phenomenon.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | JAANUS, Andres , KANOSHINA, Inga | |
| Location: | Latitude: 59.765000, Longitude: 25.000000 | |
| General location information: |
Baltic Sea., Central Gulf of Finland. HAB Area code(s): EE-03 |
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| Additional location information: | Tallinn Bay, Southern Gulf of Finland. Area 32. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1999-07-14, End: 1999-08-06 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Nodularia spumigena
(~2 million cells/L)
100 µm filaments per litre. |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Anabaena sp.
(100,000 cells/L)
100,000 / 100 µm filaments per litre. |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | 42.8 mg/m3 Chl a (Maximum, July 14, Tallin Ba µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 21 °C, Min: 16 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 6, Min: 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Additional Environmental information: | Surface layer bloom, 0-5 m. Wind direction: W - SW. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional information: | HPLC analysed by Clive Ward, Dundee University, Scotland. | |||||||||||
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