General Information

Event name: RU-08-001
Country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 433.7 mkg/kg)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): Mytilus edulis
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Plankton monitiring programme of the Institute of Maribe Biokogy FEB RAS)
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: ORLOVA, Tatiana Yu , STONIK, Inna V.

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 43.199444, Longitude: 131.918056
General location information: Amurskii Bay (Peter the Great Bay), Primorskii krai, Southeast Russia
HAB Area code(s): RU-11
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2008-04-11
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Okadaic Acid 433.7 mkg/kg ELISA
Kit used: Yes Type of kit used: Ocadaic Acid ELISA.
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