| Event name: | US-03-007 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins , Other ( Low densities of Alexandrium detected) | |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 40 - 1600 µg STXeq / 100 g tissue.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (California Department of Health Services' Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | LANGLOIS, Gregg | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Humboldt, Mendocino, Sonoma, Marin, San Mateo, California, Northern California. HAB Area code(s): US-20 US-21 |
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| Additional location information: | NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (progressing north to south). | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2003-08-27, End: 2003-11-06 | |
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| Additional date-related information: | Humboldt County: low level PSP toxicity from mid July through mid November, with a slight increase to 81 µg on August 27; Mendocino County: measureable toxicity from mid August through mid-November, with a peak of 1600 ug on September 29; Sonoma County: measurable PSP toxicity from late September through mid November, with a peak concentration of 110 ug in late September; Marin County: measurable PSP toxicity from mid February through late December, with concentrations exceeding the alert level from late October through early November, with a peak of 334 ug on October 29; San Mateo County: low level toxicity from late September through late December; Santa Cruz County: low level toxicity in April, August, from late October through late November. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
( cells/L)
Qualitative |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Additional species: Numerous dinoflagellate and diatom species. | |
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