Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D8 / Denmark / Baltic Sea
Report type | Member State report to Commission |
MSFD Article | Art. 9 Determination of GES (and Art. 17 updates) |
Report due | 2018-10-15 |
GES Descriptor | D8 Contaminants |
Member State | Denmark |
Region/subregion | Baltic Sea |
Reported by | Danish Environmental Protection Agency |
Report date | 2019-08-30 |
Report access | DK_ART9_GES_Merge_20190829.xml |
GES component |
D8
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D8C1
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D8C2
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D8C3
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D8C4
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Features |
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GES description |
The concentrations of pollutants in coastal and territorial waters do not exceed the environmental quality requirements set by the Water Framework Directive. The concentrations of pollutants outside coastal and territorial waters do not exceed the thresholds set.
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Levels of imposex / intersex in sea snails in all Danish marine areas do not exceed the set thresholds. Note: No relevant feature for D8C2 was found in the list of features
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HELCOM's tærskelværdier for ulovligt oliespild fra skibe er overholdt i all delområder
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The adverse effects of major acute pollution events on species health and habitat status have been minimized and, as far as possible, eliminated.
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Determination date |
201904 |
201904 |
201904 |
201904 |
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Update type |
Modified from reported determination |
Modified from reported determination |
New determination |
New determination |
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Justification for non-use of criterion |
So far, no collected registration has been performed for this criteria |
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Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements |
List of contaminants has not yet been fully established through regional or subregional cooperation according to GES D8C1, criteria (2)(b). Furthermore thresholds are not agreed for all contaminants through regional or subregional cooperation |
A list of species, and relevant tissues to be assessed, and habitats has not yet been established through regional or subregional cooperation |
There has not been set an agreed definition of what 'acute pollution events' means |
No agreed definition of 'acute pollution events' has been agreed upon. |