General Information

Event name: PL-17-002
Country: POLAND
Nature of the harmful event:
Water Discoloration
Event directly affected:
Planktonic life , Humans
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 (occasionally)
Individuals to contact: Mazur-Marzec, Hanna , Kobos, Justyna

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Gulf of Gdańsk, Southern Baltic
HAB Area code(s): PL-01
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2017-07-22, End: 2017-07-24
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information:

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Nodularia spumigena Mertens in Jungers 1822 ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: warm, calm 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: Whole column
Surface
Growth: Advected
In situ
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: beaches closed for three days in July 2017
Management decision: warning against swimming in the water with changed color and smell; 3 beaches closed
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 07:26 on 29 Jul 2018
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