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General Information

Event name: CA-15-009
Country: CANADA
Nature of the harmful event:
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 23 ug/g)
Associated syndrome: ASP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: McKENZIE, Cynthia

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: , Quebec
HAB Area code(s): CA-01
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2015-07-22, End: 2015-08-14
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
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Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information: It is speculated that these levels are not a result of a bloom in 2015, but residual toxicity from a large toxic bloom in July 2013. Placopecten megallanicus, thes test organisms for these values is known to require long periods of depuration and an indication of these residual values.
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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Kit used: No Type of kit used:
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Created at 07:48 on 10 Jun 2016
Updated at 07:55 on 10 Jun 2016
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