| Event name: | AU-91-002 | |
| Country: | AUSTRALIA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Freshwater , Other ( Contaminated drinking water supplies) | |
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Event directly affected: |
Other Terrestrial , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| 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: | Hallegraeff Gustaaf | |
| Location: | Latitude: -33.798611, Longitude: 142.118333 | |
| General location information: |
Darling River, NSW, South Australia HAB Area code(s): AU-16 |
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| Additional location information: | 1200 kilometers of river affected | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1991-11-01, End: 1991-12-30 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Anabaena circinalis Rabenhorst 1863
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Humpage et al., 1994. Aust. J. Mar. Freshw. Res. 45: 761-771. | |
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
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| Economic losses: | yes but unknown | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | Australian army was called in for emergency drinking water supplies | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | 10,000 live stock killed | |||||||||||
