General Information

Event name: EG-22-001
Country: EGYPT
Nature of the harmful event:
Water Discoloration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: ISMAEL, Amany

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 31.404444, Longitude: 30.416389
General location information: Rosetta, EG-03
HAB Area code(s): EG-03
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2022-08-06
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Scrippsiella trochoidea (48.9 X 104 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): 11.2 Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): 30.6 Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information: AMONIUM: 2.8
NITRATE: 22.4
NITRITE: 3
PHOSPHATE: 2.9
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
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Created at 08:07 on 2 Mar 2025
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