| Event name: | FI-09-001 | |
| Country: | FINLAND | |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: PSP toxins (GTX2, GTX3, STX) max. 2.3 µg/L) | |
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| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (But, toxicity has not been measured before) | |
| Individuals to contact: | LEHTINEN, Sirpa | |
| Location: | Latitude: 60.083056, Longitude: 20.533056 | |
| General location information: |
Föglö, Åland archipelago, Baltic Sea HAB Area code(s): FI-04 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2009-08-10 |
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| Additional date-related information: | PSP toxins were found from May to September, maximum toxicity was on 10.8.2009. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Balech et Tangen 1985
(160 000 cells/L)
Maximum cell concentration 170 000 cells/L occured 26.7.2009 |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Hakanen Päivi, Suikkanen Sanna, Franzén Johan, Franz+en Helene, Kankaanpää Harri and Kremp Anke: Bloom and toxin dynamics of Alexandrium ostenfeldii in a shallow embayment at the SW coast of Finland, northern Baltic Sea (accepted 12/2011 to be published in Harmful Algae) | |
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| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 6, Min: 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional information: | HPLC | |||||||||||
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