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General Information

Event name: US-03-006
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins , Other ( Low densities of Alexandrium detected)
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: LANGLOIS, Gregg

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara, Los An, California, Southern California.
HAB Area code(s): US-19 US-20
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Additional date-related information: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (progressing north to south): San Luis Obispo County: low level PSP toxicity in April, then again in October. Santa Barbara: low level toxicity was detected in mid March; Los Angeles: low level toxicity was detected in late February.

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium spp. ( cells/L)
Qualitative
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: Additional species: Numerous dinoflagellate and diatom species.
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: No Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
Nutrient information:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
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