General Information

Event name: SE-23-005
Country: SWEDEN
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: Cyanobacterial toxins effects
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (SMHI satellite monitoring Baltic Algae Watch Systems)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: KARLSON, Bengt , ÖBERG, Jörgen

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: ,
HAB Area code(s): SE-04
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2023-07-13
Start: 2023-06-14, End: 2023-08-11
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Nodularia spumigena ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Aphanizomenon flos-aquae ( cells/L)
Dolichospermum spp. ( cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: https://www.smhi.se/data/oceanografi/algsituationen

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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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
Kit used: Type of kit used:
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