Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D9 / Sweden / Baltic Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D9 Contaminants in seafood
Member State Sweden
Region/subregion Baltic Sea
Reported by Havs- och vattenmyndigheten
Report date 2020-07-06
Report access msfd2018-ART8GES_SE_200706.xml

BAL-SE-RG-Ostersjon

GES component
D9
D9
D9
D9
D9
D9
Feature
Contaminants - in seafood
Contaminants - in seafood
Contaminants - in seafood
Contaminants - in seafood
Contaminants - in seafood
Contaminants - in seafood
Element
Benzo(a)pyrene
Cadmium and its compounds
Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds (7 PCDDs + 10 PCDFs + 12 PCB-DLs)
Lead and its compounds
Mercury and its compounds
Non-dioxin like PCB (sum of 6 PCB: 28, 52, 101, 138, 153 and 180)
Element code
CAS_50-32-8
CAS_7440-43-9
EEA_33-58-9
CAS_7439-92-1
CAS_7439-97-6
SCB6
Element code source
Eutrophication (D5) and contaminants (D8-D9) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/ObservedProperty/view
Eutrophication (D5) and contaminants (D8-D9) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/ObservedProperty/view
Eutrophication (D5) and contaminants (D8-D9) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/ObservedProperty/view
Eutrophication (D5) and contaminants (D8-D9) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/ObservedProperty/view
Eutrophication (D5) and contaminants (D8-D9) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/ObservedProperty/view
Contaminants (D8-D9) http://vocab.ices.dk/?ref=37
Element 2
Mytilus edulis
mytilus edilus
Clupea Harengus, Salmo salar, Salmo trutta
mytilus edilus
Clupea harengus
Clupea harengus
Element 2 code
140480
140480
See below
140480
126417
126417
Element 2 code source
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Species (D1) http://www.marinespecies.org/
Element source
EU
EU
EU
EU
EU
EU
Criterion
D9C1
D9C1
D9C1
D9C1
D9C1
D9C1
Parameter
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Other
Parameter other
Concentration
Concentration
Concentration
Concentration
Concentration
Concentration
Threshold value upper
5.0
1000.0
0.0065
1500.0
500.0
75.0
Threshold value lower
Threshold qualitative
Threshold value source
Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)
Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)
Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)
Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)
Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)
Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)
Threshold value source other
Value achieved upper
0.22
0.328
0.163
42.4
10.75
Value achieved lower
Value unit
microgram per kilogram of wet weight
microgram per kilogram of wet weight
microgram per kilogram of wet weight
microgram per kilogram of wet weight
microgram per kilogram of wet weight
microgram per kilogram of wet weight
Value unit other
Proportion threshold value
Proportion value achieved
Proportion threshold value unit
Trend
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Parameter achieved
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Description parameter
According to the Swedish National Food Agency, maximum levels for dioxins and/or dioxinlike PCBs in foodstuffs are often exceeded in catches of wild caught salmon (Salmo salar), trout (Salmo trutta) and wild caught herring larger than 17 cm (Clupea harengus) in the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Bothnia.
Related indicator
Criteria status
Good
Good
Not good
Good
Good
Good
Description criteria
Element status
Good
Good
Not good
Good
Good
Good
Description element
Clupea Harengus (element code: 126417), Salmo salar (element code: 127186), Salmo trutta (element code: 223866)
Integration rule type parameter
OOAO
OOAO
OOAO
OOAO
OOAO
OOAO
Integration rule description parameter
Integration rule type criteria
Not relevant
Not relevant
Not relevant
Not relevant
Not relevant
Not relevant
Integration rule description criteria
GES extent threshold
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
GES extent achieved
83.00
83.00
83.00
83.00
83.00
83.00
GES extent unit
Proportion of substances in good status
Proportion of substances in good status
Proportion of substances in good status
Proportion of substances in good status
Proportion of substances in good status
Proportion of substances in good status
GES achieved
GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported
Description overall status
Assessments period
2011-2016
2011-2016
2011-2016
2011-2016
2011-2016
2011-2016
Related pressures
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances
Related targets
  • BALSE-B.1_Tillförsel_farliga_ämnen_halt
  • BALSE-B.1_Tillförsel_farliga_ämnen_halt
  • BALSE-B.1_Tillförsel_farliga_ämnen_halt
  • BALSE-B.1_Tillförsel_farliga_ämnen_halt
  • BALSE-B.1_Tillförsel_farliga_ämnen_halt
  • BALSE-B.1_Tillförsel_farliga_ämnen_halt