Harmful Algal Information System: Event US-10-012

General Information

Event name:	US-10-012
Country:	UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:	Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:	Planktonic life , Natural Fish
Toxicity detected:	No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:	Yes (no toxin analysis conducted, probably low DO)
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes (Chesapeake Bay Phytoplankton Monitoring Program)
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes (annual bloomer)
Individuals to contact:	MARSHALL, Harold G.

Location & Date

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Location:	Latitude: , Longitude: -76.820556
General location information:	James River, Southeast Virginia HAB Area code(s): US-10
Additional location information:	Tributary to Chesapeake Bay, VA. During this period, the species had extensive bloom development in several tributaries to the lower James River (e.g. the Lafayette & Elizabeth Rivers)
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Event Date:2010-07-08 Start: 2010-07-08, End: 2010-08-12
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Microalgae

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Cochlodinium polykrikoides (80,000,000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

Weather:		Turbidity (NTU):		Wind direction:
Stratified water:		Oxygen content (nL/L):		Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C):	28.1	Oxygen saturation %:		Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m):	0.4	Salinity:	22.2	Current Velocity:

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Additional Environmental information:

Bloom moved from lower James River tributary to the Elizabeth River, into the lower James, entering adjacent inlets, passing downstream into the lower Chesapeake Bay.

Toxin Assay Information

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Checked at 05:08 on 15 Apr 2015