Member State report / Art10 / 2018 / D8 / Portugal / NE Atlantic: Bay of Biscay & Iberian Coast
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 10 Environmental targets (and Art. 17 updates) |
| Report due | 2018-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D8 Contaminants |
| Member State | Portugal |
| Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Bay of Biscay & Iberian Coast |
| Reported by | DGRM |
| Report date | 2021-03-03 |
| Report access | ART10_Targets_PT_setembro2020.xml |
Target code |
Cont. 11 |
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Target description |
Reassess the concentration of contaminants in sediments, with particular attention to area B1.1, considering only the upper representative layer of the last year
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Feature(s) |
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GES components |
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Timescale |
201810 |
Update date |
201210 |
Update type |
Target no longer needed |
Marine reporting unit |
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Element |
Cd, Pb, Hg, benzo-a-antraceno, benzo-b-fluoranteno |
Element 2 |
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Parameter |
Concentration in sediment
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Parameter - other |
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Target value |
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Value achieved - upper |
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Value achieved - lower |
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Value unit |
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Value unit - other |
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Target status |
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Assessment period |
2012-2018 |
Target assessment description |
specific targets are not set for levels of contaminants of Cd, Pb, Hg, benzo-a-anthracene, benzo-fluoranthene, benzo-fluoranthene, indene and benzo-e-perylene in the sediment matrix, as according to the assessment carried out in 2012 this contamination is estimated to be associated with particle deposition during the last two to three decades (MAMAOT, 2012a). In other words, these layers are very likely to reflect historical contamination in the region and there is therefore no additional measures under the MSFD. In view of the above, the revision of the Programme of Measures, which will take place until 2020, should provide for the application of the exception in Article 14(4) of the Directive.
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