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General Information

Event name: IS-13-002
Country: ICELAND
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
 Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: DSP: 40 - 90 µg/kg)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity:
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: 63.993056, Longitude: -22.460278
General location information: Faxafloi, West Iceland
HAB Area code(s): IS-01
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2013-06-12
Start: 2013-06-03, End: 2013-06-19
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis spp. (3160 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
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Created at 11:45 on 5 Jun 2024
Updated at 11:52 on 6 Jun 2024
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