| Event name: | PL-01-001 | |
| Country: | POLAND | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Foam/Mucilage in the coast | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 90 - 18135 µg/l (3000 - 3520 µg/g d.w.) Nodularin.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | OTHER , Cyanobacterial toxins effects | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | MAZUR, Hanna | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
, Gulf of Gdansk HAB Area code(s): PL-01 |
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| Additional location information: | ||
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | 5 - 17 July | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Nodularia spumigena
( cells/L)
nodularin |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae
( cells/L)
Not toxic |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | ||
| Event-related bibliography: | Mazur & Plinski, Nodularia spumigena blooms and hepatotoxin production in the Gulf of Gdansk, Oceanologia, 2003. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 24 °C, Min: 19 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 6, Min: 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Additional Environmental information: | Chlorophyll concentration: 100 - 17625 ug/l Short period of exeptionally warm and sunny weather ended after torrential rains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
| Additional information: | Standard HPLC method was used. HPLC-PDA. | |||||||||||
| Economic losses: | not recorded | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | all beaches along the coast of the Gulf of Gdansk were closed | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Exceptionally high bloom of Nodularia spumigena. The bloom ended after torrential rain that fell on July 9. | |||||||||||
