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General Information

Event name: IND-09-006
Country: INDIA
Nature of the harmful event:
 Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
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: No
Individuals to contact: K.B. Padmakumar

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 10.183889, Longitude: 76.156111
General location information: off Azheekode, Kerala, South India
HAB Area code(s): IN-01
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2009-09-07
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Prymnesium parvum Carter 1937 (8 x 107cells L-1 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: 13.54 μg L-1 µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Golden alga Prymnesium parvum Carter bloom off Azhikode, southwest India, HARMFUL ALGAE NEWS NO. 60 / 2018

Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Created at 10:56 on 29 Nov 2018
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