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General Information

Event name: NZ-08-001
Country: NEW ZEALAND
Nature of the harmful event:
 Freshwater , Other ( Benthic cyanobacterial mats)
Event directly affected:
 Other Terrestrial
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 & Date

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Location: Latitude: -44.814444, Longitude: 170.795278
General location information: Waitaki River, South Island
HAB Area code(s): NZ-10
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2008-11-15
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: November 2008

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Planktothrix sp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Wood et al., 2010. Toxicon 55: 897-903

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information: One dog died after ingesting benthic 'algal' mats
Created at 06:09 on 9 Mar 2018
Updated at 09:33 on 3 Dec 2019
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