Event name: | PL-22-001 | |
Country: | POLAND | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration | |
Event directly affected: |
Planktonic life , Humans | |
Toxicity detected: | No | |
Associated syndrome: | ||
Unexplained toxicity: | ||
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (yes Bathing service (Chief Sanitary Inspectorate)) | |
Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
Individuals to contact: | Mazur-Marzec, Hanna , Kobos, Justyna |
Location: | Latitude: 54.350556, Longitude: 19.169167 | |
General location information: |
, Southern Baltic Sea HAB Area code(s): PL-01 |
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Additional location information: | near Vistula Split canal | |
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2022-07-19 Start: 2022-07-19, End: 2022-07-19 |
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Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
Additional date-related information: |
Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Nodularia spumigena Mertens in Jungers 1822
( cells/L)
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Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Dolichospermum spp.
( cells/L)
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae ( cells/L) Microcystis spp. ( cells/L) |
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
Additional bloom information: | Surface accumulations of cyanobacteria were clearly seen. | |
Event-related bibliography: | Weekly report of cyanobacteria situations prepare by University of Gdańsk available on web page (in Polish) https://ocean.ug.edu.pl/pages/pl/o-instytucie/zaklady/zbm/kapieliska-2022.php |
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Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bloom location in the water column: |
Whole column
Surface |
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Growth: |
Advected
In situ |
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Growth Comments | The bloom could have formed in the Vistula Lagoon and entered the Baltic Sea after the opening of the lock on the canal from the Vistula Lagoon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Environmental information: | a large bloom of cyanobacteria, the water has changed color |
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Kit used: | Type of kit used: | ||||||
Additional information: | |||||||
Economic losses: | bathing sites closed for 1 day in July 2022 | ||||||
Management decision: | 2 bathing sites closed | ||||||
Additional harmful effect information: | warning against swimming in the water with changed color and smell |