| Event name: | DE-03-001 | |
| Country: | GERMANY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Foam/Mucilage in the coast | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 150 to 880 μmol/L nodularin) | |
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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: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | CEMBELLA, Allan | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania coast, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania coast; Mecklenb HAB Area code(s): DE-01 DE-02 |
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| Additional location information: | Bloom appeared end of July in Lübeck Bight and Fehmarnsund. By 9–10 August bloom was dispersed in the upper water column, with disappearance by August 14. | |
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| Causative organism known: | No | |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface Subsurface |
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| Growth Comments | South-easterly winds caused the drifting of cyanobacterial cell accumulations from Mecklemburg Bight directly into the outer and middle part of the Lübeck Bight. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Daily information was spread via the media to inform the public (www.algenreport.de). Bathing was prohibited on a few occasions for several hours per day, or for 1-2 days for a few beaches, e.g., at Heiligenhafen and Großenbrode. | |||||||||||
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