General Information

Event name: PL-15-004
Country: POLAND
Nature of the harmful event:
Water Discoloration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: nodularin 0.31 - 12.79 µg/L)
Associated syndrome: Cyanobacterial toxins effects
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: Mazur-Marzec, Hanna , Kobos, Justyna

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Puck Bay (Gulf of Gdansk), Southern Baltic
HAB Area code(s): PL-01
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2015-08-20
Start: 2015-08-13, End: 2015-08-26
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Nodularia spumigena Mertens in Jungers 1822 ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (Linneus) Ralfs ex Bornet et Flahaut 1888 ( cells/L)
Anabaena sp. ( cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: warm, calm Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): 22.6 Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: 6.9 Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: 22.6 °C, Min: 20.0 °C
Salinity Range During Event: Max: 7.2, Min: 6.9
Bloom location in the water column:
Surface
Growth: Advected
In situ
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Nodularia spumigena Nodularins Nodularin 12.79 µg/L LC-MS
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Created at 07:16 on 29 Mar 2016
Updated at 06:19 on 15 Dec 2019
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