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General Information

Event name: FR-88-006
Country: FRANCE
Nature of the harmful event:
 Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact:

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Brest Bay (Elorn),
HAB Area code(s): FR-01
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 1988-8-23, End: 1988-8-25
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Prorocentrum micans (2000000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: 111-174 Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 18.2 °C, Min: 17.6 °C
Salinity Range During Event: Max: 31.7, Min: 28.1
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information: Reddish water
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