| Event name: | ITA-03-002 | |
| Country: | ITALY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Foam/Mucilage in the coast , Other ( Aerosolized toxin effects) | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | Aerosolized toxins effects | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | ZINGONE, Adriana , GALLITELLI MAuro | |
| Location: | Latitude: 41.166111, Longitude: 16.902222 | |
| General location information: |
Bari coasts, Apulian coasts HAB Area code(s): ITA-006 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2003-08-15 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Ostreopsis ovata
(1*10^6 cells/L)
unusual high concentration in the water column |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Gallitelli, M., Ungaro, N., Addante, L. M., Procacci, V., Silver, N. G. & Sabbà, C. 2005. Respiratory illness as a reaction to tropical algal blooms occurring in a temperate climate. JAMA 293:2595-600. doi:10.1001/jama.293.21.2599-c | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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| Growth: | Advected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth Comments | the blooms generally occur on the bottom, but this time high concentrations were in the water column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | temperature and salinity were the usual ones for the aerea in that seasons, nitrogen and phosphorus somewhat high (data not reported) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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