| Event name: | PT-01-002 | |
| Country: | PORTUGAL | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 163 mg DA/Kg) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mollusc bivalves, mainly Ruditapes decussatus, Cerastoderma ecule, Mytilus edulis, Donax spp. | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Monitoring Programme.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | SAMPAYO, Mª Antonia | |
| Location: | Latitude: 36.500000, Longitude: -8.666667 | |
| General location information: |
Lagos - Sagres (Algarve coast)., HAB Area code(s): PT-06 |
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| Additional location information: | Longitude from: 8º 40'-- 8º 50' W. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2001-02-28, End: 2001-03-06 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia australis
(89,000 cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia spp.
(700,000 cells/L)
17 Chaetoceros spp. ( cells/L) Eucampia zodiacus ( cells/L) |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 17 °C, Min: 17 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 35, Min: 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
| Additional information: | Quilliam method. | |||||||||||
| Economic losses: | Close the area to bivalve catch. | |||||||||||
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