General Information

Event name: CL-92-002
Country: CHILE
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Humans
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 70157 MU)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): M. chilensis
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (since 1908)
Individuals to contact: SCHWEIBOLD Laura

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: -50.769167, Longitude: -73.806944
General location information: Estero Asia, Magallanes
HAB Area code(s): CL-30
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:1992-01-13
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium catenella ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Lagos, N., 1998. Microalgal blooms: a global issue with negative impact in Chile. Biol. Res. 31, 375–386.

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Alexandrium catenella Saxitoxins 70157 MU Bioassay-Mouse
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Additional harmful effect information: 5 people intoxicated
Created at 03:01 on 19 Nov 2019
Updated at 03:03 on 19 Nov 2019
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