Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D5 / Italy / Mediterranean: Western Mediterranean Sea
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2018-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D5 Eutrophication |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region/subregion | Mediterranean: Western Mediterranean Sea |
| Reported by | ISPRA - Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research |
| Report date | 2020-10-01 |
| Report access | MSFD_2018_ART8_GES_IT_2020-07-31.xml |
Mediterranean Sea: Western Mediterranean Sea (IT-WMS-0001)
GES component |
D5
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Feature |
Eutrophication
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Element |
DIN |
TP |
Chlorophyll-a |
Dissolved oxygen |
Element code |
TDIN |
PTOT |
EEA_3164-01-0 |
EEA_3132-01-2 |
Element code source |
Contaminants (D8-D9) http://seadatanet.maris2.nl/v_bodc_vocab_v2/vocab_relations.asp?lib=P02
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Contaminants (D8-D9) http://seadatanet.maris2.nl/v_bodc_vocab_v2/vocab_relations.asp?lib=P02
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Eutrophication (D5) and contaminants (D8-D9) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/ObservedProperty/view
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Eutrophication (D5) and contaminants (D8-D9) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/ObservedProperty/view
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Element 2 |
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Element 2 code |
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Element 2 code source |
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Element source |
EU |
MS in (sub)region |
EU |
MS in (sub)region |
Criterion |
D5C1
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D5C1
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D5C2
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D5C5
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Parameter |
Concentration in water
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Concentration in water
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Concentration in water
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Concentration in water
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Parameter other |
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Threshold value upper |
0.76 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
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Threshold value lower |
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Threshold qualitative |
No threshold values has been defined for DIN
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Threshold values are those corresponding to type-specific WFD G/M chlorophyll 'a' thresholds and have been used for the WFD intecalibration exercise (cfr. Giovanardi et al., Ecological Indicators 93 (2018) 316-332). |
Threshold values in coastal waters have been established by Commission Decision 2018/229 and refer to Type II A Tyrrhenian and Type III W Tyrrhenian Mediterranean coastal waters. |
A national threshold value is being set but no ad hoc monitoring activity has been carried out to assess extension and duration of hypoxic events |
Threshold value source |
National
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Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)
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National
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Threshold value source other |
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Value achieved upper |
0.18 |
0.59 |
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Value achieved lower |
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Value unit |
micromole per litre
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micromole per litre
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microgram per litre
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milligram per litre
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Value unit other |
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Proportion threshold value |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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Proportion value achieved |
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Proportion threshold value unit |
% area of MRU achieving threshold value |
% area of MRU achieving threshold value |
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Trend |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Stable |
Stable |
Parameter achieved |
Not assessed |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Description parameter |
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Related indicator |
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Criteria status |
Not assessed |
Not good |
Good |
Good |
Description criteria |
The assessment method is under development and there is no assessment method established and agreed at the Mediterranean level (BARCON). In any case, hypoxias events have not been recorded during the monitoring cycle, hence the status is good. |
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Element status |
Not assessed |
Not good |
Good |
Good |
Description element |
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Integration rule type parameter |
Other
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Integration rule description parameter |
Type-specific threshold values for D5C1 and D5C2 (annual geometric mean over the monitoring cycle) are being applied to offshore waters (waters beyond WFD water bodies, up to 12 nm offhore) . For coastal waters, WFD classification (BQE 'phytoplankton') applies. |
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Integration rule type criteria |
Other
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Integration rule description criteria |
2 out of 3 criteria have to be in good status
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GES extent threshold |
67.00 |
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GES extent achieved |
67.00 |
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GES extent unit |
Proportion of area in good status |
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GES achieved |
GES expected to be achieved by 2020 |
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Description overall status |
For the overall status assessment, 2 out the 3 primary criteriahave to be in good status. D5C1 is not good status, D5C2 is in good status and D5C5 is in good status, hence the overall status is good. |
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Assessments period |
2012-2017 |
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Related pressures |
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Related targets |
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