General Information

Event name: GH-02-002
Country: GHANA
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration , Freshwater
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: microcystins, anatoxins, saxitoxins, cylindrospermopsins)
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 & Date

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Location: Latitude: 6.116667, Longitude: 0.116667
General location information: Kpong Reservoir,
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Microcystis spp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii Seenaya et Subba Raju 1972 ( cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: G. Addico, J. Hardege, J. Komarek, P. Babica, K. de Graft-Johnson, Cyanobacteria species identified in the Weija and Kpong reservoirs, Ghana, and their implications for drinking water quality with respect to microcystin. Afr. J. Mar. Sci. 28, 451–456 (2006).

Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Created at 12:48 on 10 Feb 2019
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