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General Information

Event name: IS-17-002
Country: ICELAND
Nature of the harmful event:
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: DSP , PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Monitoring of harmful alge in Iceland)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: Gudfinnsson, Hafsteinn

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 64.366667, Longitude: -21.550556
General location information: Hvalfjordur, West Iceland
HAB Area code(s): IS-002
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2017-07-03, End: 2017-08-06
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis spp. (3420 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Alexandrium spp. (360 cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Bloom location in the water column:
Subsurface
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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 03:46 on 18 Feb 2019
Updated at 02:48 on 10 Jun 2024
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