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General Information

Event name: PE-10-001
Country: PERU
Nature of the harmful event:
 Water Discoloration , Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
 Planktonic life
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: OTHER
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Planes de Contingencia y Alerta Temprana)
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: Sonia Sanchez

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: -9.192500, Longitude: -78.511667
General location information: Samanco, Ancash
HAB Area code(s): Pe_anc5
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2010-07-16
Start: 2010-07-16, End: 2010-07-24
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Prorocentrum cordatum (Ostenfeld) J.D.Dodge, 1975 (48540 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: IMARPE (2010). Anuario científico tecnológico. IMARPE Vol. 10 (Enero-Diciembre 2010)

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): 17.1 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:
Surface
Growth:
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 04:12 on 8 Feb 2023
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