Member State report / Art9 / 2012 / D9 / Poland / Baltic Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 9 Determination of GES (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2012-10-15
GES Descriptor D9 Contaminants in seafood
Member State Poland
Region/subregion Baltic Sea
Reported by Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection
Report date 2012-10-12
Report access MSFD9GES_20150130_111719.xml
GES component
9.1 Levels, number and frequency of contaminants
9.1.1 Levels of contaminants in seafood
Method used
BAL-PL-MS-001: According to criterion 7.1: based on UKTAG, Polish manuals and guidelines, experts experience.
A method of determining of the heavily modified or artificial coastal and/or transitional water bodies in Polish waters was adjusted.
The methodology was elaborated under the scientific work.
Marine reporting units
  • 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
Feature
  • IntroNonSynthSubst
  • IntroSynthComp
Criterion/indicator
9.1
9.1.1
GES description
Human health is not jeopardized by concentrations of contaminants in seafood.
Threshold values
Threshold value unit
PBDE ng g-1 ww; HBCDD ng g-1 ww; dioxins+dl-PCB g WHO2005-TEQ kg-1 ww; 6 ΣPCB ng g-1 ww; TBT ng g-1 ww; Hg µg/kg ww; Cd µg/kg ww; Pb µg/kg ww
Proportion of area to achieve threshold value
Reference point type
LimitReferencePoint
Baseline
EFSA, COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1881/2006
Assessment method
Development status