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General Information

Event name: PE-12-002
Country: PERU
Nature of the harmful event:
 Water Discoloration
Event directly affected:
 Planktonic life
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: Sonia Sanchez , Augusto Franco , Nelly Jacobo

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: -78.383333, Longitude: -9.455278
General location information: Chimbote, Ancash
HAB Area code(s): Pe_anc5
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2012-03-14
Start: 2012-03-14, End: 2012-03-14
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Akashiwo sanguinea (Hirasaka) Hansen et Moestrup 2000 ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: 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:
Growth:
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
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Additional information:
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Created at 08:51 on 10 Feb 2023
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