General Information

Event name: US-12-005
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Planktonic life
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
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:
Individuals to contact: MARSHALL, Harold G.

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Virginia, Chesapeake Bay
HAB Area code(s): US-10
Additional location information: Elizabeth River
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2012-07-02
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: no harmful effects

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Cochlodinium polykrikoides (40,500,000 cells/L)
no harmful impact noted
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: No Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Surface
Growth:
In situ
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information: no harmful impact noted

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:
Created at 04:30 on 21 Feb 2014
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