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General Information

Event name: US-14-001
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
 High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
 Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 10-500 µg/100g STX and 0-3.0 µg/g DA)
Associated syndrome: ASP , PSP
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: Siois, Alison

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: US-01, 02,
HAB Area code(s): US-01
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2014-05-01
Start: 2014-05-01, End: 2014-07-31
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: Western ME, 5 - 6/15, Eastern ME 6 - 7/15

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium fundyense (5,000 cells/L)
Pseudo-nitzschia spp. (15,000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
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Created at 08:07 on 8 Jul 2015
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