| Event name: | US-16-031 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: <20ppb (0.000013 to 0.00647ppm)) | |
| Associated syndrome: | OTHER | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Maryland Phytoplankton Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | WAZNIAK, Cathy | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Tangier Sound (EE3.0)/ Pocomoke Sound (EE3.3), HAB Area code(s): US-10 |
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| Additional location information: | April 13 and 14 samples contained elevated levels of PN | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia spp.
(2,587,000 cells/L)
April 14, 2016 |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: Yes | Type of kit used: Elisa | |||||||||||
| Additional information: | Elisa kit used | |||||||||||
| Economic losses: | none | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | no closures | |||||||||||
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