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General Information

Event name: SG-08-001
Country: SINGAPORE
Nature of the harmful event:
 High Phyto concentration , Freshwater
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: microcystins)
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: 1.300000, Longitude: 103.800000
General location information: Singapore reserviors,
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
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: E. Low, E. Clews, P. Todd, Y. Tai, P. K. Ng, Top-down control of phytoplankton by zooplankton in tropical reservoirs in Singapore? Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 58, 311–322 (2010).

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
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Created at 01:03 on 12 Feb 2019
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