Member State report / Art10-2024 / 2024 / D8 / Italy / Mediterranean: Western Mediterranean Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art10
Report due 2024-10-15
GES Descriptor D8 Contaminants
Member State Italy
Region/subregion Mediterranean: Western Mediterranean Sea
Report date 2025-09-11 10:38:38

Target code
MWE-IT-D08-T001
MWE-IT-D08-T002
T 8.3
Target code
T 8.1
T 8.2
Target description
In ogni ciclo di valutazione, sono ridotte, in termini percentuali, le concentrazioni dei contaminanti per i quali sono stati rilevati valori superiori agli Standard di Qualità Ambientale previsti, espresse in forma indicizzata e integrata, a livello di categoria di contaminanti e/o matrice.
Sono ridotte le lacune conoscitive sulla valutazione degli effetti biologici dovuti alla contaminazione chimica, misurati in specie bioindicatrici riconosciute a livello internazionale ed utilizzate nei programmi di monitoraggio della regione Mediterraneo.
E’ decrescente la tendenza nelle occorrenze di eventi significativi di inquinamento acuto e vi è sostanziale riduzione dei loro impatti sull’ambiente marino.
Target purpose
  • DirectlyPreventFurtherPressure
  • ImproveKnowledge
  • DirectlyPreventFurtherPressure
Feature(s)
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
  • PresEnvAdvEffectsSppHab
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
GES components
  • D8C1 Contaminants in environment (8.1, 8.1.1)
  • D8C2 Adverse effects of contaminants (8.2, 8.2.1)
  • D8C3 Significant acute pollution events (8.2.2)
Timescale
Update date
201812
201812
201812
Update type target
TargetModified
TargetModified
TargetNotNeeded
Marine reporting unit
  • MWE-IT-MS-WMS
  • MWE-IT-MS-WMS
  • MWE-IT-MS-WMS
Element
PresInputCont
PresInputNut; PresInputOrg; PresInputCont
Parameter
CONC-W; CONC-S; CONC-B-Other; CONC-B-Muscle
Other
Other
Target value
Target value
Value achieved - upper
Value achieved - lower
Value unit
Target status
Target achieved
Assessment period
2016-2021
2016-2021
2016-2021
Target assessment description
The """"Parameter"""" is indicated as """"Other"""" because the target is qualitative and it refers to the """"knowledge gap on the assesssment of biological effects of contaminants"""" which needs to be reduced
This target is considered achieved and therefore no longer necessary
Related indicator
  • IT-MS-D8C1-B
  • IT-MS-D8C1-S
  • IT-MS-D8C1-W
  • IT-MS-D8C2
Related measures
  • MWEIT-M058
  • MWEIT-M070
  • MWEIT-M071
  • MWEIT-M072
  • MWEIT-M073
  • MWEIT-M074
  • MWEIT-M075
  • MWEIT-M078
  • MWEIT-M058
  • MWEIT-M070
  • MWEIT-M071
  • MWEIT-M072
  • MWEIT-M073
  • MWEIT-M074
  • MWE-M070
  • MWE-M071
  • MWE-M072
  • MWE-M073
  • MWE-M074
  • MWE-M078