Harmful Algal Information System: Event US-97-009

General Information

Event name:	US-97-009
Country:	UNITED STATES
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:	Latitude: 41.016667, Longitude: -81.016667
General location information:	Lake Erie, HAB Area code(s):
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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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:	H. Zhang, L. Boegman, D. Scavia, D. A. Culver, Spatial distributions of external and internal phosphorus loads in Lake Erie and their impacts on phytoplankton and water quality. J. Great Lakes Res. 42, 1212–1227 (2016). J. D. Conroy, E. L. Quinlan, D. D. Kane, D. A. Culver, Cylindrospermopsis in Lake Erie: testing its association with other cyanobacterial genera and major limnological parameters. J. Great Lakes Res. 33, 519-535 (2007).