| Event name: | PL-02-001 | |
| Country: | POLAND | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration | |
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Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: Nodularin up to 12 µg/L; up to 919 µg/g d.w.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | Cyanobacterial toxins effects | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Annual event) | |
| Individuals to contact: | Mazur-Marzec, Hanna , Kobos, Justyna | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Baltic Sea, Gulf of Gdansk, HAB Area code(s): PL-01 |
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| Additional location information: | Along the coast of the Gulf of Gdansk. ICES fishing area: IIId 26. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | start: beginning of June 2002, end: mid Septe | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Nodularia spumigena
( cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae
( cells/L)
Anabaena spp. ( cells/L) |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Started ealier than usual and lasted longer than usual in this region | |
| Event-related bibliography: | Mazur & Plinski, Nodularia spumigena blooms and hepatotoxin production in the Gulf of Gdansk, Oceanologia, 2003 | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 24 °C, Min: 13 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 7, Min: 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
| Additional information: | standard HPLC method was used. HPLC-PDA. | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | closed beaches | |||||||||||
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