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General Information

Event name: US-07-024
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
 Mass mortalities
Event directly affected:
 Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 2-7ug/g tissue goniodimum A)
Associated syndrome: OTHER
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: LANDSBERG, Jan

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Lower York River, Chesapeake Bay
HAB Area code(s): US-10
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2007-09-04
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium monilatum ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Harding, J.M., Mann, R., Moeller, P., Hsia, M.S., 2009. Mortality of the veined rapa whelk, Rapana venosa, in relation to a bloom of Alexandrium monilatum in the York River, United States. J. Shellfish Res. 28, 363–367. Wolny, J.L., Tomlinson, M.C., Schollaert Uz, S., Egerton, T.A., McKay, J.R., Meredith, A., Reece, K.S., Scott, G.P., Stumpf, R.P., 2020. Current and future remote sensing of harmful algal blooms in the Chesapeake Bay to support the shellfish industry. Front. Mar. Sci. 7. 337

Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Created at 04:34 on 24 Jul 2020
Updated at 07:10 on 24 Jul 2020
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