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General Information

Event name: CA-16-008
Country: CANADA
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
 Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 246 ug/100g (clam), 385 ug/100g (clam) - two adjacent sampling locations)
Associated syndrome:
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: McKENZIE, Cynthia

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 49.801667, Longitude: -67.141667
General location information: , Quebec Region
HAB Area code(s): CA-04
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2016-08-23, End: 2016-10-14
Additional date-related information: reopening 2016-09-29 for blue mussel

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
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Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Toxin Assay Information

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Additional harmful effect information: same event as CA-16-007
Created at 04:51 on 13 Apr 2017
Updated at 04:12 on 27 Sep 2018
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