| Event name: | ES-14-007 | |
| Country: | SPAIN | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Other ( Respiratory irritation in humans) | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | Aerosolized toxins effects | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Ostreosis cf. ovata | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Ostreorisk project + HAB Monitoring in Catalonia) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Since 2003) | |
| Individuals to contact: | VILA, Magda , SAMPEDRO, Nagore | |
| Location: | Latitude: 41.551944, Longitude: 2.491944 | |
| General location information: |
Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, Catalonia HAB Area code(s): ES-22 |
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| Additional location information: | Benthic and planktonic bloom afecting an extended (about 3km) and shalow area with a dense mat of macroalgae | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2014-06-24, End: 2014-10-16 | |
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| Additional date-related information: | Symtoms in humans: 20 July to 10 August | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Ostreopsis ovata
(2340492 cells/L)
Water discoloration, red-brown |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | 3. Vila M, Abós-Herrāndiz R, Isern-Fontanet J, Ālvarez J, Berdalet E. (2016). Establishing the link between Ostreopsis cf. ovata blooms and human health impacts using ecology and epidemiology Scientia Marina, 80S1: 107-115. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04395.08A | |
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