Member State report / Art8 / 2012 / D8 / Denmark / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2012-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D8 Contaminants |
| Member State | Denmark |
| Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea |
| Reported by | Danish Nature Agency |
| Report date | 2013-04-29 |
| Report access | ANSDK_MSFD8bPressures_20130430.xml |
Greater North Sea including the Kattegat
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LevelPressureOther |
ImpactPressureShellfish |
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Element 2 |
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ThresholdValue |
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Proportion threshold value |
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Status of criteria/indicator |
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Status trend |
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Status confidence |
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Description (status of criteria/indicator) |
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Limitations |
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Assessment period |
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Description |
Microbial pathogens are registred for marine Danish bathing water. The quality of bathing water is good for most sampled areas. The quality has been stable over in the period 2001 - 2011. Increased strong summer precipitation events may cause an increase in direct untreated discharge from waste water treatment plants or from rain water basins. |
Not assessed in initial assessment
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Input load |
Unknown_NotAssessed
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Load unit |
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Confidence |
NotReported |
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Trends (recent) |
Stable
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Trends (future) |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
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Description (activities) |
Main contribution comes from treated sewage waste water. There is still a reduced amount of microbial patogens in the water after treatment. Future climate change related rain and storm events may result in discharges of untreated urban waste water. |
Main contribution comes from treated sewage waste water. There is still a reduced amount of microbial patogens in the water after treatment. Future climate change related rain and storm events may result in discharges of untreated urban waste water. |
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Information gaps |
Non identified at present
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Non identified at present
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GES component |
D8C3 Significant acute pollution events (8.2.2) |
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Feature |
LevelPressure |
LevelPressureContaminant |
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats |
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup |
Assessment Topic |
PollutionEvents8_2_2
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PollutionEventsSeabedHabitats8_2_2
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PollutionEventsFunctionalGroups8_2_2
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Element |
HabitatsOther |
BirdsAll, MammalsAll |
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Element 2 |
All seabed habitats may be impacted. |
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ThresholdValue |
To be established
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Threshold value/Value unit |
To be established
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Proportion threshold value |
-8888 |
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Status of criteria/indicator |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
NotAssessed |
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Status trend |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
Unknown_NotAssessed |
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Status confidence |
NotRelevant |
NotRelevant |
NotRelevant |
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Description (status of criteria/indicator) |
Acute pollution events are registred by The Bonn Agreement. The number and location of events are registred. There is currently no established method to assess the pressure from such events. Main source is believed to be illegal discharges from ships. |
No systematic assessments
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No systematic assessments
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Limitations |
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Assessment period |
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Description |
Registration of oil spills and illegal discharges is carried out in all Danish waters. The registartion shows a concentartion along shipping routes and near ports - typically related to loading/off loading processes. Assessments are focused on individual spills. 124 spills registred in period 2005-2010. No of registred spills around 20 pr. year. |
No general assessment has been carried out.
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No specific assessment has been carried out. Impact assessments based on expert judgement based on the HARMONY tool (NSII) estimates show low to moderate impact. |
No general assessment has been carried out.
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Input load |
Unknown_NotAssessed
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Unknown_NotAssessed
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lessthan1%
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Unknown_NotAssessed
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Load unit |
Unknown_NotAssessed
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Confidence |
Non related GES component
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Non related GES component
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Moderate
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Non related GES component
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Trends (recent) |
Stable
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Trends (future) |
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Description (activities) |
The pattern of registred pollution events indicate a close connection to shipping routes. Causes are often difficult to document. Illeagal and accidental spills/discharge are likely most common causes.
Pollution events from pipelines and ports are typically related to loading/off loading operations. Pollution from offshore oil and gas installations are related to accidental spills and to loading/off loading operations. |
The pattern of registred pollution events indicate a close connection to shipping routes. Causes are often difficult to document. Illeagal and accidental spills/discharge are likely most common causes.
Pollution events from pipelines and ports are typically related to loading/off loading operations. Pollution from offshore oil and gas installations are related to accidental spills and to loading/off loading operations. |
The pattern of registred pollution events indicate a close connection to shipping routes. Causes are often difficult to document. Illeagal and accidental spills/discharge are likely most common causes.
Pollution events from pipelines and ports are typically related to loading/off loading operations. Pollution from offshore oil and gas installations are related to accidental spills and to loading/off loading operations. |
The pattern of registred pollution events indicate a close connection to shipping routes. Causes are often difficult to document. Illeagal and accidental spills/discharge are likely most common causes.
Pollution events from pipelines and ports are typically related to loading/off loading operations. Pollution from offshore oil and gas installations are related to accidental spills and to loading/off loading operations. |
Activity type |
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Information gaps |
The pressure is considered low. Focus is on prevention. No immediate information gaps. |
The pressure is considered low. Focus is on prevention. No immediate information gaps. |
The pressure is considered low. Focus is on prevention. No immediate information gaps. |
The pressure is considered low. Focus is on prevention. No immediate information gaps. |