Member State report / Art10 / 2012 / D9 / Poland / 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 D9 Contaminants in seafood
Member State Poland
Region/subregion Baltic Sea
Reported by National Water Management Authority
Report date 2015-11-20
Report access MSFD10TI_20160226_150132.xml

BAL-PL-AA-27, BAL-PL-AA-33, BAL-PL-AA-35, BAL-PL-AA-35A, BAL-PL-AA-36, BAL-PL-AA-38, BAL-PL-AA-38A, BAL-PL-AA-62, BAL-PL-MS-001

Feature [Target or Indicator code]
D9
9.1
GES descriptor, criterion or indicator [GEScomponent]
D9
D9C1
MarineUnitID
  • BAL-PL-AA-27
  • BAL-PL-AA-33
  • BAL-PL-AA-35
  • BAL-PL-AA-35A
  • BAL-PL-AA-36
  • BAL-PL-AA-38
  • BAL-PL-AA-38A
  • BAL-PL-AA-62
  • BAL-PL-MS-001
  • BAL-PL-AA-27
  • BAL-PL-AA-33
  • BAL-PL-AA-35
  • BAL-PL-AA-35A
  • BAL-PL-AA-36
  • BAL-PL-AA-38
  • BAL-PL-AA-38A
  • BAL-PL-AA-62
  • BAL-PL-MS-001
Method used
In all sub-basins the same approach for setting targets was applied. For all indicators 5-class classification scales were developed, similarly to FWD approach of high, good, moderate, poor and bad status. The target=GES border was set at the border between Good and Moderate status. Indicators are set in Commission Decision.
In all sub-basins the same approach for setting targets was applied. For all indicators 5-class classification scales were developed, similarly to FWD approach of high, good, moderate, poor and bad status. The target=GES border was set at the border between Good and Moderate status. Indicators are set in Commission Decision.
Description [Targets]
Achieving and / or maintaining the concentrations of contaminants (synthetic, non-synthetic, radioactive) in biotic and abiotic components of the marine ecosystem at levels exceeding limit, below which the probability of adverse effects of their impact on marine organisms is minimal and that are consistent with the recommendations of the current national and international legislation which guarantee achieve good environmental status by reducing and / or maintaining the current level of inflow of pollutants from various marine and terrestrial sources entering the marine environment.
Threshold value [TargetValue]
Reference point type
LimitReferencePoint
LimitReferencePoint
Baseline
Method of determining the value depends on the nature of the substance and for each pollutant baseline may be different
Method of determining the value depends on the nature of the substance and for each pollutant baseline may be different
Proportion
100
100
Assessment method
The concentrations of hazardous substance in selected matrices are related to the target values defining the border between GES and subGES. If the contamination factor (CF) calculated as a ratio of environmental concentration to the target concentration is lower than 1 (CF<1), the GES is reached. When CF > 1, the status is subGES.
The concentrations of hazardous substance in selected matrices are related to the target values defining the border between GES and subGES. If the contamination factor (CF) calculated as a ratio of environmental concentration to the target concentration is lower than 1 (CF<1), the GES is reached. When CF > 1, the status is subGES.
Development status
Fully operational (in 2012)
Further development needed (expected to be operational by 2018 if adopted)
Type of target/indicator
Pressure
Pressure
Timescale
2020-12
Interim or GES target
GES
Compatibility with existing targets/indicators
Target is compatible with all objectives to which Poland is committed in the frame of national, regional and international agreements.
Indicator is compatible with all objectives to which Poland is committed in the frame of national, regional and international agreements.
Physical/chemical features
Predominant habitats
Functional group
Pressures