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General Information

Event name: IS-12-003
Country: ICELAND
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
 Shellfish
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: ASP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Monitoring of harmful alge in Iceland)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (In earlier years)
Individuals to contact: Sara

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 65.034444, Longitude: 22.801667
General location information: Breidafjordur, Kidey, West Iceland
HAB Area code(s): IS-003
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2012-07-22
Start: 2012-07-17, End: 2012-08-19
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Pseudo-nitzschia spp. (676300 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
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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:
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
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
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Created at 11:19 on 5 Jun 2024
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