| Event name: | NZ-05-002 | |
| Country: | NEW ZEALAND | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Freshwater , Other ( Cyanobacterial toxin) | |
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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: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | RHODES Lesley | |
| Location: | Latitude: -41.171667, Longitude: 174.986667 | |
| General location information: |
Hutt River, North Island HAB Area code(s): NZ-06 |
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| Additional location information: | ||
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2005-11-15 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | November 2005 | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Phormidium sp.
( cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | The causative organism was most similar to Phormidium autumnale | |
| Event-related bibliography: | Wood et al., 2007. Toxicon 50: 292-301 | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional Environmental information: | Unusually low and stable flow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Access restrictions were placed on over 60% of river catchments in the western Wellington region, severely affecting recreational users. | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | 5 dogs died | |||||||||||
