Member State report / Art10 / 2018 / D8 / Cyprus / Mediterranean: Aegean-Levantine Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 10 Environmental targets (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D8 Contaminants
Member State Cyprus
Region/subregion Mediterranean: Aegean-Levantine Sea
Reported by Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Ministry of Agriculture Natural Resources and Environme
Report date 2020-08-12
Report access MSFD2018_Art10_Targets_CY__1_.xml

Target code
Target5
Target5
Target description
Target 5: The marine environment of Cyprus is considered to be in good environmental status by the year 2020 if the concentrations of contaminants are at levels not giving rise to pollution effects. Quantitative target, calculated from 2 indicators (see Assessment method). This target and its indicators correspond to Descriptor 8 and relevant criteria and indicators.
Target 5: The marine environment of Cyprus is considered to be in good environmental status by the year 2020 if the concentrations of contaminants are at levels not giving rise to pollution effects. Quantitative target, calculated from 2 indicators (see Assessment method). This target and its indicators correspond to Descriptor 8 and relevant criteria and indicators.
Feature(s)
  • Acute pollution events
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
  • Acute pollution events
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
GES components
  • D8
  • D8
Timescale
201812
201812
Update date
201212
201212
Update type
Same as 2012 definition
Same as 2012 definition
Marine reporting unit
  • MAL-CY-MS
  • MAL-CY-MS
Element
Element 2
Parameter
Concentration in biota
Concentration in sediment
Parameter - other
Target value
Value achieved - upper
Value achieved - lower
Value unit
Value unit - other
Target status
Target achieved
Target achieved
Assessment period
2012-2018
2012-2018
Target assessment description
Related indicator
Related measures