| Event name: | NZ-02-002 | |
| Country: | NEW ZEALAND | |
|
Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Freshwater , Other ( ) | |
|
Event directly affected: |
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: -37.976667, Longitude: 175.655556 | |
| General location information: |
Waikato River, North Island HAB Area code(s): NZ-04 |
|
| Additional location information: | ||
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2002-12-15, End: 2003-03-15 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | Summer 2002/2003 | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Anabaena sp.
(30 000 cells/L)
Microcystis sp. (30 000 cells/L) Cylindrospermopsis sp. (30 000 cells/L) Oscillatoria sp. (30 000 cells/L) |
|
| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | ||
| Event-related bibliography: | Kouzminov et al., 2007. Austr & NZ J Public Health. 31: 275-281 | |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||
| Kit used: | Type of kit used: | ||||||
| Additional information: | |||||||
| Economic losses: | NZ$ 195.000 Disruption of recreational use of water bodies. Less of confidence in the quality of water supplies. | ||||||
| Management decision: | Water supply treatments | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | |||||||
