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General Information

Event name: US-07-025
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
 Mass mortalities
Event directly affected:
 Aquatic Mammals
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: Cyanobacterial toxins effects
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): marine bivalves
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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General location information: Monterey Bay, CA,
HAB Area code(s): US-21
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Additional date-related information: The fall of 2007

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Microcystis sp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Miller MA, Kudela RM, Mekebri A, Crane D, Oates SC, Tinker MT, et al. (2010) Evidence for a Novel Marine Harmful Algal Bloom: Cyanotoxin (Microcystin) Transfer from Land to Sea Otters. PLoS ONE 5(9): e12576. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012576

Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Created at 05:28 on 24 Jul 2020
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