Member State report / Art10 / 2012 / D8 / Lithuania / Baltic Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 10 Environmental targets (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2012-10-15
GES Descriptor D8 Contaminants
Member State Lithuania
Region/subregion Baltic Sea
Reported by Environmental Protection Agency
Report date 2013-04-15
Report access BALLT_MSFD10TI_20130423.xml

BAL-LT-AA-01, BAL-LT-AA-02, BAL-LT-MS-01, BAL-LT-MS-02

Feature [Target or Indicator code]
D8
8.1.1
GES descriptor, criterion or indicator [GEScomponent]
D8
D8C1
MarineUnitID
  • Coastal waters (including transitional waters regarding descriptors and associated indicators that is not covered by WFD) (BAL-LT-AA-01)
  • LT marine waters (all marine waters) (BAL-LT-MS-01)
  • Teritorial sea (excluding coastal and transitional waters) and Lithuanian Exclusive Economic Zone (BAL-LT-MS-02)
  • Transitional waters (BAL-LT-AA-02)
  • Coastal waters (including transitional waters regarding descriptors and associated indicators that is not covered by WFD) (BAL-LT-AA-01)
  • LT marine waters (all marine waters) (BAL-LT-MS-01)
  • Teritorial sea (excluding coastal and transitional waters) and Lithuanian Exclusive Economic Zone (BAL-LT-MS-02)
  • Transitional waters (BAL-LT-AA-02)
Method used
PREPARATION OF LITHUANIAN BALTIC SEA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STRENGTHENING DOCUMENTS III INTERIM REPORT
PREPARATION OF LITHUANIAN BALTIC SEA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STRENGTHENING DOCUMENTS III INTERIM REPORT
Description [Targets]
Contaminants in bottom sediments: instantaneous; average annual lead (Pb) concentration
Threshold value [TargetValue]
Reference point type
LimitReferencePoint
LimitReferencePoint
Baseline
2008-2011
2008-2011
Proportion
100
100
Assessment method
Aplinkos būklė vertinama, lyginant aptinkamas cheminių medžiagų momentines ir vidutines metines koncentracijas su reglamentuotomis ribinėmis vertėmis. Gerą būklę atitinka tokios momentinės ir vidutinės metininės koncentracijos, kurios dugno nuosėdose neviršija šių ribinių verčių: varis (Cu) ≤10 mg/kg s. sv.; švinas (Pb) ≤20 mg/kg s. sv.; cinkas (Zn) ≤60 mg/kg s.sv.; nikelis (Ni) ≤10 mg/kg s.sv.; kadmis (Cd) ≤0,5 mg/kg s.sv.; chromas (Cr) ≤30 mg/kg s.sv.; gyvsidabris (Hg) ≤0,1 mg/kg s.sv.; NP ≤ 100 mg/kg s.sv.
Aplinkos būklė vertinama, lyginant aptinkamas cheminių medžiagų momentines ir vidutines metines koncentracijas su reglamentuotomis ribinėmis vertėmis. Gerą būklę atitinka tokios momentinės ir vidutinės metininės koncentracijos, kurios dugno nuosėdose neviršija šių ribinių verčių: varis (Cu) ≤10 mg/kg s. sv.; švinas (Pb) ≤20 mg/kg s. sv.; cinkas (Zn) ≤60 mg/kg s.sv.; nikelis (Ni) ≤10 mg/kg s.sv.; kadmis (Cd) ≤0,5 mg/kg s.sv.; chromas (Cr) ≤30 mg/kg s.sv.; gyvsidabris (Hg) ≤0,1 mg/kg s.sv.; NP ≤ 100 mg/kg s.sv.
Development status
Fully operational (in 2012)
Fully operational (in 2012)
Type of target/indicator
State
State
Timescale
Interim or GES target
Compatibility with existing targets/indicators
HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan
HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan
Physical/chemical features
Predominant habitats
  • SeabedHabitatsAll
  • SeabedHabitatsAll
Functional group
Pressures
  • PressureOther
  • PressureOther