| Event name: | US-08-009 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration | |
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Event directly affected: |
Planktonic life | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
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| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Virginia Department of Health) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Annual bloomer at this site.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | MARSHALL, Harold G. | |
| Location: | Latitude: 36.895278, Longitude: -76.292778 | |
| General location information: |
Lafayette River, VA, Southeastern Virginia HAB Area code(s): US-10 |
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| Additional location information: | Lafayette River is a tidal tributary to the lower James River | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2008-08-06, End: 2008-09-03 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Cochlodinium polykrikoides
(8,400,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Common summer bloomer in the Lafayette River, associated with dense coloration of the water, strong odor. | |
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