Table 1.
Summary of English bloom samples, identified taxa, and total microcystin concentrations (extra and intracellular combined) in samples containing total concentrations above 20 μg/L.
| Sample ID | Date Collected | Taxa | Total MCs (μg/L) | Total MCs (pg/Cell) * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 31/03/16 | Ap, Os | 22.7 | 45 |
| 3 | 20/04/16 | An | 611 | 1221 |
| P-1 | 12/05/16 | An | 4019 | na |
| 50 | 26/07/16 | M | 91 | 182 |
| 59 | 01/08/16 | M | 194 | 387 |
| 63 | 04/08/16 | Ap, M | 31 | 62 |
| 99 | 25/08/16 | Ap, M | 79 | 157 |
| 101 | 25/08/16 | M | 297 | 594 |
| 92 | 30/08/16 | An, Ap, M | 2561 | 5122 |
| 94 | 01/09/16 | Go, M | 89.9 | 180 |
| 98 | 02/09/16 | An, M | 21 | 42 |
| 103 | 07/09/16 | Ap, M | 103 | 206 |
| 111 | 12/09/16 | An, M | 244 | 488 |
| 114 | 12/09/16 | Go, M | 42724 | 85448 |
| 110 | 13/09/16 | An, Ap, M | 53 | 105 |
| 119 | 14/09/16 | An, Ap, M | 830 | 1661 |
| 134 | 20/10/16 | Ap, Go, Os | 279 | 558 |
| 139 | 31/10/16 | Go | 199 | 398 |
na = not analysed (taxonomy not performed). M = Microcystis, An = Anabaena, Ap = Aphanizomenon, Os = Oscillatoria, Go = Gomphosphaeria. Assuming scum-containing samples have cell density of 500,000 cells/mL. * = assuming scum-containing samples have cell count of 500,000 cells/mL.