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RED WATER [1 record]

Record 1 2004-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Water Pollution
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

Discoloration of sea water due to a large number of dinoflagellates which produce a substance that is toxic to many marine vertebrates and to humans consuming contaminated shellfish.

CONT

"Red water" is associated with massive temporary blooms of dinoflagellates such as Glenodinium or Gonyaulax.

OBS

However, not all visible red tides are toxic and the discoloration may not be necessarily red.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Pollution de l'eau
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Eaux de surface dont la coloration marquée brun rougeâtre, est liée à la prolifération de microorganismes planctoniques, algues ou bactéries.

OBS

S'explique par la présence, ou le nombre extraordinaire, d'organismes microscopiques du groupe des Dinoflagellés, qui provoque des hécatombes de poissons par empoisonnement.

OBS

À noter, cependant, que les «eaux rouges» visibles ne sont pas toutes toxiques et que la coloration de l'eau n'est pas nécessairement rouge.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Contaminación del agua
  • Microbiología y parasitología
DEF

Floración que ocurre en las aguas marinas por un rápido aumento de dinoflagelados que dan al agua color rojizo y son capaces de producir intoxicaciones.

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