| Event name: | AR-00-002 | |
| Country: | ARGENTINA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: Domoic acid) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (EPEA - fixed monitoring station) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | Negri Rubén | |
| Location: | Latitude: -38.466667, Longitude: -57.683333 | |
| General location information: |
Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province HAB Area code(s): AR-04 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2000-07-14 Start: 2000-07-04, End: 2000-08-08 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia australis
(28000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | 3.3 µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Negri, R.M., Montoya, N., Carreto, J.I., Akselman, R., Inza, D., 2004. Pseudo-nitzschia australis, Mytilus edulis, Engraulis anchoita, and Domoic Acid in the Argentine Sea. In: Steidinguer, K.A., Landsberg, J.H., Tomas, C.R., Vargo, G.A. (Eds.), Harmful Algae 2002. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Comission, Florida Institute of Oceanography, and Intergovernamental Oceanographic Comission of UNESCO, St. Petesbourg, Florida, USA,pp. 139–141. Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, pp 437–439. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 11 °C, Min: 12 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 34.1, Min: 33.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional information: | HPLC with diode array detection (Wright and Quilliam 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Additional harmful effect information: | 76.6µg g-1 were detected in stomach content | ||||||||||||||||
