| Event name: | AR-07-001 | |
| Country: | ARGENTINA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins , Freshwater | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 48.6 µg/L) | |
| 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: | Xiao, Man | |
| Location: | Latitude: -31.241944, Longitude: -57.938056 | |
| General location information: |
Salto Grande Dam, HAB Area code(s): AR-36 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2007-01-01 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Microcystis spp.
(31600 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | L. Giannuzzi, D. Sedan, R. Echenique, D. Andrinolo, An acute case of intoxication with cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in recreational water in Salto Grande Dam, Argentina. Mar. Drugs 9, 2164–2175 (2011). | |
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| Additional harmful effect information: | One man hospitalized, with nausea, abdominal pain, fever, dyspnea, respiratory distress, hepatotoxicosis | |||||||||||
