Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D8 / Black 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 D8 Contaminants
Region/subregion Black Sea
Reported by Member state
Member state
Bulgaria
Romania
Member state report
Marine reporting units MRUs used
  • BLK-BG-AA-EmineMaslennos
  • BLK-BG-AA-GalataEmine
  • BLK-BG-AA-KaliakraGalata
  • BLK-BG-AA-MaslennosRezovo
  • BLK-BG-AA-OpenSea
  • BLK-BG-AA-Shelf
  • BLK-BG-AA-SivriburunKaliakra
  • BLK_RO_RG_CT
  • BLK_RO_RG_MT01
  • BLK_RO_RG_TT03
Features Chemical
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances (113)
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances (180)
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances (31)
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances (105)
Element Acenaphthene
  • D8C1 (3)
Element Aluminium and its compounds
  • D8C1 (13)
Element Anthracene
  • D8C1 (8)
  • D8C1 (6)
Element Arsenic and its compounds
  • D8C1 (8)
Element Atrazine
  • D8C1 (3)
Element Benz(a)anthracene
  • D8C1 (3)
Element Benzo(a)pyrene
  • D8C1 (20)
  • D8C1 (6)
Element Benzo(b)fluoranthene
  • D8C1 (3)
Element Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
  • D8C1 (6)
Element Benzo(k)fluoranthene
  • D8C1 (3)
Element Bisphenol A
  • D8C1 (5)
Element Brominated diphenylethers (congener numbers 28, 47, 99, 100, 153 and 154)
  • D8C1 (10)
Element Cadmium and its compounds
  • D8C1 (13)
  • D8C1 (6)
Element Chromium and its compounds
  • D8C1 (6)
Element Chrysene
  • D8C1 (3)
Element Copper and its compounds
  • D8C1 (10)
  • D8C1 (6)
Element DDT, p,p'
  • D8C1 (3)
Element Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)
  • D8C1 (5)
Element Dieldrin
  • D8C1 (3)
Element Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds (7 PCDDs + 10 PCDFs + 12 PCB-DLs)
  • D8C1 (7)
Element Fluoranthene
  • D8C1 (20)
  • D8C1 (6)
Element Gamma-HCH (Lindane)
  • D8C1 (6)
Element Heptachlor
  • D8C1 (3)
Element Heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide
  • D8C1 (7)
Element Hexachlorobenzene
  • D8C1 (17)
  • D8C1 (6)
Element Hexachlorobutadiene
  • D8C1 (12)
Element Indeno(1,2,3,-cd)pyrene
  • D8C1 (3)
Element Lead and its compounds
  • D8C1 (13)
  • D8C1 (6)
Element Mercury and its compounds
  • D8C1 (20)
Element Naphthalene
  • D8C1 (8)
  • D8C1 (6)
Element Nickel and its compounds
  • D8C1 (13)
  • D8C1 (6)
Element Octylphenol (4-(1,1',3,3'-tetramethylbutyl)-phenol)
  • D8C1 (5)
Element PCB 101 (2,2’,4,5,5’-pentachlorobiphenyl)
  • D8C1 (3)
Element PCB 118 (2,3’,4,4’,5-pentachlorobiphenyl)
  • D8C1 (3)
Element PCB 138 (2,2’,3,4,4’,5’-hexachlorobiphenyl)
  • D8C1 (3)
Element PCB 153 (2,2’,4,4’,5,5’-hexachlorobiphenyl)
  • D8C1 (3)
Element PCB 180 (2,2’,3,4,4’,5,5’-heptachlorobiphenyl)
  • D8C1 (3)
Element PCB 28 (2,4,4’-trichlorobiphenyl)
  • D8C1 (3)
Element PCB 52 (2,2’,5,5’-tetrachlorobiphenyl)
  • D8C1 (3)
Element Pentachlorobenzene
  • D8C1 (5)
Element Phenanthrene
  • D8C1 (3)
Element Polychlorinated biphenyls (7 PCB: 28,52,101,118,138,153,180)
  • D8C1 (7)
Element Sum of Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene
  • D8C1 (20)
Element Sum of Benzo(ghi)perylene, Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
  • D8C1 (13)
Element Total DDT (DDT, p,p' + DDT, o,p' + DDE, p,p' + DDD, p,p')
  • D8C1 (5)
  • D8C1 (3)
Element Total PAHs (Benzo(a)pyrene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene, Benzo(ghi)perylene, Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene)
  • D8C1 (3)
Element Total cyclodiene pesticides (aldrin + dieldrin + endrin + isodrin)
  • D8C1 (3)
Element Tributyltin compounds
  • D8C1 (16)
Element Uranium
  • D8C1 (3)
Element Zinc and its compounds
  • D8C1 (7)
Element p,p′-DDE
  • D8C1 (3)
Element2
  • Fish and shelfish: Mugil cephalus, Rapana Venosa
  • Fish:
  • Fish: Mullus barbatus Pontius, Merlangius merlangus
  • Fish: Trachurus mediterraneus ponticus, Sprattus Sprattus sulinus, Neogobius melanostomus, Mullus barbatus Pontius
Element sources No. of elements per level
  • EU (293)
  • National (0)
  • OSPAR (0)
  • EU (76)
  • National (15)
  • OSPAR (44)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D8 Contaminants
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D8C1 Contaminants in environment (8.1, 8.1.1)
  • Concentration in biota (70)
  • Concentration in sediment (81)
  • Concentration in water (142)
  • Concentration in sediment (81)
  • Concentration in water (54)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D8C2 Adverse effects of contaminants (8.2, 8.2.1)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D8C3 Significant acute pollution events (8.2.2)
Criteria and parameters used (number of parameters) D8C4 Adverse effects of significant pollution events (8.2.2)
Threshold values % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
70% (206)
100% (135)
Threshold value sources D8 Contaminants
Threshold value sources D8C1 Contaminants in environment (8.1, 8.1.1)
  • PSD (202)
  • National (15)
  • OSPAR (62)
  • Other (9)
  • PSD (48)
Threshold value sources D8C2 Adverse effects of contaminants (8.2, 8.2.1)
Threshold value sources D8C3 Significant acute pollution events (8.2.2)
Threshold value sources D8C4 Adverse effects of significant pollution events (8.2.2)
Value achieved upper % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
100% (293)
99% (134)
Value achieved lower % of parameters with values (no. of parameters)
100% (293)
98% (133)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D8 Contaminants
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D8C1 Contaminants in environment (8.1, 8.1.1)
  • mg/kg dry matter (80)
  • microgram per kilogram of dry weight (1)
  • microgram per kilogram of wet weight (74)
  • microgram per litre (138)
  • microgram per gram dry weight (5)
  • microgram per gram of dry weight (10)
  • microgram per kilogram of dry weight (66)
  • microgram per litre (54)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D8C2 Adverse effects of contaminants (8.2, 8.2.1)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D8C3 Significant acute pollution events (8.2.2)
Value unit/Value unit other (count of use per criterion) D8C4 Adverse effects of significant pollution events (8.2.2)
Proportion threshold values Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 72-75% (135 of 135 parameters)
Proportion values achieved Range of % values (no. of parameters)
Range: 13-100% (135 of 135 parameters)
Proportion threshold value units
% of population achieving threshold value
% of samples achieving threshold value
Trends No. of trends per category
  • Deteriorating (0 or 0.0%)
  • Not relevant (0 or 0.0%)
  • Stable (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (293 or 100.0%)
  • Deteriorating (5 or 3.7%)
  • Not relevant (12 or 8.9%)
  • Stable (118 or 87.4%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
Parameters achieved No. of parameters per category
  • No (31 or 10.6%)
  • Not assessed (132 or 45.1%)
  • Unknown (1 or 0.3%)
  • Yes (129 or 44.0%)
  • No (46 or 34.1%)
  • Not assessed (0 or 0.0%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Yes (89 or 65.9%)
Related indicators
  • BLK-BG-D8C1-Contaminants_biota
  • BLK-BG-D8C1-Contaminants_sediment
  • BLK-BG-D8C1-Contaminants_water
  • 8.1
Criteria status No. of criteria per category
  • Good (177 or 60.4%)
  • Not assessed (63 or 21.5%)
  • Not good (53 or 18.1%)
  • Unknown (0 or 0.0%)
  • Good (72 or 52.9%)
  • Not assessed (8 or 5.9%)
  • Not good (55 or 40.4%)
  • Unknown (1 or 0.7%)
Element status No. of elements per category
  • Good (177 or 60.4%)
  • Not assessed (63 or 21.5%)
  • Not good (53 or 18.1%)
  • Good (72 or 53.3%)
  • Not assessed (8 or 5.9%)
  • Not good (55 or 40.7%)
Integration rule type for parameters
THRES (293 or 100.0%)
OOAO (136 or 100.0%)
Integration rule description for parameters
Integration rule type for criteria
Integration rule description for criteria
GES extent threshold
  • 75.00 (136 of 136, or 100.0%)
GES extent achieved
  • 100.00 (42 of 293, or 14.3%)
  • 20.00 (12 of 293, or 4.1%)
  • 40.00 (51 of 293, or 17.4%)
  • 50.00 (50 of 293, or 17.1%)
  • 89.00 (30 of 293, or 10.2%)
  • 92.00 (22 of 293, or 7.5%)
  • 94.00 (28 of 293, or 9.6%)
  • 95.00 (58 of 293, or 19.8%)
  • 20.00 (10 of 136, or 7.4%)
  • 25.00 (11 of 136, or 8.1%)
  • 33.00 (10 of 136, or 7.4%)
  • 43.00 (35 of 136, or 25.7%)
  • 58.00 (35 of 136, or 25.7%)
  • 65.00 (35 of 136, or 25.7%)
GES extent unit
  • Proportion of substances in good status (293 of 293, or 100.0%)
  • Proportion of substances in good status (136 of 136, or 100.0%)
GES achieved Contaminants - non UPBT substances
  • GES achieved (42)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (138)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (105)
GES achieved Contaminants - UPBT substances
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (113)
  • GES expected to be achieved later than 2020, no Article 14 exception reported (31)
Assessment period
2015-2016 (293 or 100.0%)
2012-2017 (136 or 100.0%)
Related pressures
  • Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events (115 or 100.0%)
Related targets
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