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General Information

Event name: US-11-018
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
 Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Freshwater
Event directly affected:
 Planktonic life
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: <3.0 µg / L)
Associated syndrome: Cyanobacterial toxins effects
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Chesapeake Bay Monitoring Program)
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: MARSHALL, Harold G.

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 38.708056, Longitude: -77.593611
General location information: Aquia Creek, Virginia, Chesapeake Bay
HAB Area code(s): US-10
Additional location information: Surface water discoloration was sevident.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2011-07-24, End: 2011-08-02
Additional date-related information: High cell conc. 7/24-29, then declined.

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Microcystis aeruginosa (335,000,000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: 7/24: pH 9.3, DO 8.7 mg/l, temp. 32.2C, salinity 0.13
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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Checked at 05:37 on 15 Apr 2015
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