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General Information

Event name: IE-22-002
Country: IRELAND
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: upto 21 mg/kg DA)
Associated syndrome: ASP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (National Monitoring Programme)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (irregular occurrence)
Individuals to contact: CLARKE, Dave

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Waterford, South Coast
HAB Area code(s): IE-03
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2022-07-11
Start: 2022-07-11, End: 2022-07-11
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2022-07-11, End: 2022-07-11
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus:
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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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:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Spisula solida Domoic Acid DA eq 21 mg/kg LC-FD
Kit used: Type of kit used:
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Created at 03:57 on 8 Mar 2023
Updated at 03:59 on 8 Mar 2023
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