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General Information

Event name: CO-10-001
Country: COLOMBIA
Nature of the harmful event:
 Water Discoloration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (in different periods between 1975 and 1980)
Individuals to contact: Mancera, Jose Ernesto , Julian Franco

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Bahia de Cartagena, Caribe
HAB Area code(s): COL-02
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2010-05-24
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Gonyaulax sp. (2000000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Scrippsiella sp. (1100000 cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: INVEMAR 2010. Concepto técnico sobre el Evento de Florecimiento de Microalgas en la Bahía de Cartagena - CT-CAM-020-10. 12 p.

Environmental Conditions

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Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
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Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
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Created at 09:45 on 18 Jul 2017
Updated at 11:18 on 25 Aug 2017
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