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General Information

Event name: SV-11-001
Country: EL SALVADOR
Nature of the harmful event:
 High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 138.7 to 2809 μg STX/100g)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (National Monitoring Programme of the Marine Environment)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: AMAYA-MONTERROSA, Oscar , QUINTANILLA, Rebeca

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Mizata, La Libertad
HAB Area code(s): ELS-05
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2011-08-31
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum (14000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Espinoza, Jaime, Oscar Amaya, and Rebeca Quintanilla. 2013. Atlas de Fitoplancton Marino. 1st Ed. San Salvador: Universidad de El Salvador. 52p.

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
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Shellfish Saxitoxins 2809 μgSTXeq/10 Receptor Binding
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
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Created at 12:27 on 6 Jun 2018
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