Art11

Member State report / Art11 / 2020 / D8 / Finland / Baltic Sea

Report type	Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article	Art. 11 Monitoring programmes (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due	2020-10-15
GES Descriptor	D8 Contaminants
Member State	Finland
Region/subregion	Baltic Sea
Reported by	Finnish Environment Institute
Report date	2020-10-31
Report access	ART11_Programmes_Merge__6_.xml msfd-ART11_Strategies_1__3_.xml

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Descriptor	D8
Monitoring strategy description	The programme consists of eight sub-programmes to collect information on the main harmful substances in the coastal and offshore waters, on certain substances in the Priority Substances Directive and on harmful substances discharged through rivers and from the air to the sea. The programme also c...
Coverage of GES criteria	Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014
Gaps and plans	The programme adequately covers the Priority Substances and the regionally agreed substances in the Baltic Sea.
Related targets	AINE1 AINE2 AINE3 AINE4
Coverage of targets	Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014
Related measures	BALFI-M010-HAZAR - 'HAZAR2 - A review of the amount of, and changes in, dioxin and furan loading that flows via the Kymijoki river into the Baltic Sea'
Coverage of measures	Adequate monitoring was in place in 2014
Related monitoring programmes	BALFI-d08-1 BALFI-d08-2 BALFI-d08-3 BALFI-d08-4 BALFI-d08-5 BALFI-d08-6 BALFI-d08-7 BALFI-d08-8
Programme code	BALFI-D08-1					BALFI-D08-2						BALFI-D08-3		BALFI-D08-4		BALFI-D08-5		BALFI-D08-6		BALFI-D08-7	BALFI-D08-8
Programme name	Contaminants in offshore waters					Contaminants in coastal waters						Permitted use of hazardous substances		Riverine contaminant inputs		Contaminant inputs from atmosphere		Acute pollution		Radioactivity in the Baltic Sea	Radioactivity inputs from land based sources
Update type	Same programme as in 2014					Same programme as in 2014						Same programme as in 2014		Same programme as in 2014		Same programme as in 2014		Same programme as in 2014		Same programme as in 2014	Same programme as in 2014
Old programme codes
Programme description	Program monitors contamination level in water, sediment, plankton and biota (Clupea harengus). General objective is to lower concentrations of synthetic contaminants					Program monitors contamination level in water, sediment and biota (perca fluviatilis). General objective is to lower concentrations of synthetic contaminants						Program monitors waterborne inputs of hazardous substances to the Baltic Sea from point sources that require environmental permit (Industry and waste water treatment plants)		Program monitors waterborne inputs of hazardous substances to the Baltic Sea from point sources (Industry and waste water treatment plants) and riverine input of mercury, cadmium and nickel		Program monitors airborne inputs of hazardous substances to the Baltic Sea. Assesment are made in co-operation with UNECE EMEP-program and HELCOM and is based on data by participating countries		Introduction of oil spills by marine traffic. Monitored mainly with The Finnish Border Guards monitoring flights. Monitoring do not include oil incidents. Helcom reports oil and chemical incidents yearly - http://www.helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/maritime/accidents/		Program monitors radioactive substances occurance, transportation and amount in the Baltic Sea. Radioactivity is analyzed from water, sediment and biota (Esox lucius and Clupea harengus) samples	Program monitors the discharge of radio-active compounds (Cs-137, Sr-90, Co-60) from nuclear power plants and rivers to the sea.
Monitoring purpose	Environmental state and impacts					Environmental state and impacts						Human activities causing the pressures		Pressures in the marine environment		Pressures in the marine environment		Human activities causing the pressures		Pressures in the marine environment	Pressures at source
Other policies and conventions	Foodstuffs Regulation HELCOM Monitoring programmes Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutions (POPs) Waste Framework Directive					Foodstuffs Regulation HELCOM Monitoring programmes Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutions (POPs) Waste Framework Directive						HELCOM Monitoring programmes Water Framework Directive		HELCOM Monitoring programmes Water Framework Directive		HELCOM Monitoring programmes National Emission Ceilings Directive Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutions (POPs)		HELCOM Monitoring programmes International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation Water Framework Directive		HELCOM Monitoring programmes	HELCOM Monitoring programmes
Regional cooperation - coordinating body	HELCOM					HELCOM						HELCOM		HELCOM		HELCOM		HELCOM		HELCOM	HELCOM
Regional cooperation - countries involved	DE,DK,EE,LT,LV,PL,SE															DE,DK,EE,LT,LV,SE		DE,DK,EE,LT,LV,PL,SE
Regional cooperation - implementation level	Common monitoring strategy					Common monitoring strategy						Common monitoring strategy		Common monitoring strategy		Joint data collection		Coordinated data collection		Coordinated data collection	Common monitoring strategy
Monitoring details														Metals and MCPA determined every year. WFD contaminant groups are monitored only once during six year monitoring period. PFAS (2019), alklyylifenolit (2020), phthalates (2021);		Metals and MCPA determined every year. WFD contaminant groups are monitored only once during six year monitoring period. PFAS (2019), alklyylifenolit (2020), phthalates (2021);		Oil and chemical incidents, which are not part of this program, are reported yearly by Helcom - http://www.helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/maritime/accidents/		Cesium-137 samples are taken annually on 14 stations, which covers both coastal- and open sea areas. Strontium-90 is measured from some of the samples. See more details in MORS-Guidelines - http://www.helcom. fi/helcom-at-work/groups/monas/mors/	Cesium-137 and strontium-90 samples are taken annually on 4 river mouths and two nuclear power plants. See more details in MORS-Guidelines - http://www.helcom. fi/helcom-at-work/groups/monas/mors/
Features	Contaminants - non UPBT substances	Contaminants - UPBT substances		Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) – diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Adverse effects on species or habitats	Contaminants - non UPBT substances		Contaminants - UPBT substances			Adverse effects on species or habitats	Contaminants - non UPBT substances	Contaminants - UPBT substances	Contaminants - non UPBT substances	Contaminants - UPBT substances	Contaminants - non UPBT substances	Contaminants - UPBT substances	Transport – shipping	Input of other substances (e.g. synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) – diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events	Contaminants - non UPBT substances	Non-renewable energy generation	Contaminants - non UPBT substances
Elements	Cadmium and its compounds Copper and its compounds Dicofol Hexachlorobenzene Hexachlorobutadiene Lead and its compounds Nickel and its compounds Polychlorinated biphenyls (7 PCB: 28,52,101,118,138,153,180) Total DDT (DDT, p,p' + DDT, o,p' + DDE, p,p' + DDD, p,p') Zinc and its compounds	Brominated diphenylethers (congener numbers 28, 47, 99, 100, 153 and 154) Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds (7 PCDDs + 10 PCDFs + 6 PCB-DLs) Heptachlor Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDD) Mercury and its compounds Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and its derivatives	Total PAHs (Benzo(a)pyrene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene, Benzo(ghi)perylene, Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene) Tributyltin compounds	Not Applicable	Clupea harengus	Cadmium and its compounds Lead and its compounds Nickel and its compounds	Dicofol Hexachlorobenzene Hexachlorobutadiene Total DDT (DDT, p,p' + DDT, o,p' + DDE, p,p' + DDD, p,p')	Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds (7 PCDDs + 10 PCDFs + 6 PCB-DLs) Heptachlor Total PAHs (Benzo(a)pyrene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene, Benzo(ghi)perylene, Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene)	Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDD) Mercury and its compounds Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and its derivatives	Tributyltin compounds	Perca fluviatilis	Cadmium and its compounds Chromium and its compounds Copper and its compounds Lead and its compounds Nickel and its compounds Nonylphenol	Brominated diphenylethers (congener numbers 28, 47, 99, 100, 153 and 154) Mercury and its compounds Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and its derivatives Tributyltin compounds	Cadmium and its compounds Chromium and its compounds Copper and its compounds Dimethyl phthalate Lead and its compounds MCPA Nickel and its compounds Nonylphenol PFOA	Mercury and its compounds Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and its derivatives	Cadmium and its compounds Lead and its compounds Total dioxins and furans (PCDD + PCDF)	Brominated diphenylethers (congener numbers 28, 47, 99, 100, 153 and 154) Mercury and its compounds	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Cesium-137 Strontium-90	Not Applicable	Cesium-137 Co-60 Strontium-90
GES criteria	D8C1	D8C1		D8C1	NotRelevan	D8C1		D8C1			NotRelevan	D8C1	D8C1	D8C1	D8C1	D8C1	D8C1	D8C1	D8C3	D8C1	D8C1	D8C1
Parameters	Concentration in biota (total)	Concentration in biota (total)	Concentration in sediment (total)	Other	Other	Concentration in water	Concentration in biota (total)	Concentration in biota (total)	Concentration in biota (total) Concentration in sediment (total)	Concentration in sediment (total)	Other	Concentration in water	Concentration in water	Concentration in water	Concentration in water	Other	Other	Concentration in water	Duration Extent	Concentration in biota (total) Concentration in sediment (total) Concentration in water	Concentration in water	Concentration in biota (total) Concentration in sediment (total) Concentration in water
Parameter Other				Total oil concentration in water; Nodularin in wat	Lysosomal membrane stability of herring						Lysosomal membrane stability					atmospheric input	atmospheric input
Spatial scope	EEZ (or similar)					Coastal waters (WFD)						Terrestrial part of MS		Coastal waters (WFD)		EEZ (or similar)		EEZ (or similar)		EEZ (or similar)	EEZ (or similar)
Marine reporting units	BAL-FI-AS-OFFSHORE BAL-FI-BB-OFFSHORE BAL-FI-BS-OFFSHORE BAL-FI-GF-OFFSHORE BAL-FI-NB-OFFSHORE BAL-FI-QK-OFFSHORE					BAL-FI-AS-COAST BAL-FI-BB-COAST BAL-FI-BS-COAST BAL-FI-GF-COAST BAL-FI-QK-COAST						BAL-FI-AS-COAST BAL-FI-BB-COAST BAL-FI-BS-COAST BAL-FI-GF-COAST BAL-FI-QK-COAST		BAL-FI-AS-COAST BAL-FI-BB-COAST BAL-FI-BS-COAST BAL-FI-GF-COAST BAL-FI-QK-COAST		BAL-FI-AS BAL-FI-BB BAL-FI-BS BAL-FI-GF BAL-FI-NB BAL-FI-QK		BAL-FI		BAL-FI-AS BAL-FI-BB BAL-FI-BS BAL-FI-GF BAL-FI-NB BAL-FI-QK	BAL-FI-BB-COAST BAL-FI-BS-COAST BAL-FI-GF-COAST
Temporal scope (start date - end date)	1979-9999					2012-9999						1994-9999		1975-9999		1990-9999		1995-9999		1974-9999	1970-9999
Monitoring frequency	Yearly					Yearly						Other		Monthly		Monthly		Weekly		Yearly	Yearly
Monitoring type	In-situ sampling offshore					In-situ sampling coastal						Administrative data collection		In-situ sampling coastal		Administrative data collection In-situ sampling coastal Numerical modelling		Remote flight imagery Remote satellite imagery		In-situ sampling coastal In-situ sampling offshore	In-situ sampling coastal
Monitoring method	HELCOM Manual for monitoring in COMBINE programme Other monitoring method					Other monitoring method						Other monitoring method		HELCOM Guidelines for the annual and periodical compilation and reporting of waterborne pollution inputs to the Baltic Sea (PLC-Water)		Other monitoring method		HELCOM Manual on co-operation in response to marine pollution		HELCOM Guidelines for monitoring of radioactive substances	HELCOM Guidelines for monitoring of radioactive substances
Monitoring method other	Monitoring follows HELCOM COMBINE- methods Analytics described in Finnish Environment Institutes (SYKE) report - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/301460					Analytics described in Finnish Environment Institutes (SYKE) report - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/301460						Monitoring methods for industry and WWTPs are defined in environmental permits				Heavy metals: https://helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/environment-fact-sheets/hazardous-substances/atmospheric-emissions-of-heavy-metals/ Dioxins: https://helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/environment-fact-sheets/hazardous-substances/atmospheric-emissions-of-pcdd-fs/
Quality control	Monitoring follows criteria set by SYKE, Finnish institute for health and welfare (THL) and WFD and HELCOM manuals. All analyzes are validated and use of accredited laboratories and analyzes are preferred.					Monitoring follows criteria set by SYKE, Finnish institute for health and welfare (THL) and WFD and HELCOM manuals. All analyzes are validated and use of accredited laboratories and analyzes are preferred.						The sampling and analyzes follows Finnish accredited standards of waste water and contaminant analytics.		The sampling and analyzes follows Finnish accredited standards		European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP)/Meteorological Synthesizing Centre (MSC-E) takes part on inter-calibration tests and -drills		Monitoring flight crew takes part on regular rehearsals and training		Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authorities (STUK) laboratori (TKO) is FINAS-accredited EN ISO/ IEC 17025:2005	Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authorities (STUK) laboratori (TKO) is FINAS-accredited EN ISO/ IEC 17025:2005
Data management
Data access	http://ices.dk/data/dataset-collections/Pages/HELCOM.aspx,https://helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/environment-fact-sheets/hazardous-substances/,https://www.syke.fi/fi-FI/Avoin_tieto/Ymparistotietojarjestelmat					https://helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/indicators/,https://www.syke.fi/avointieto						http://nest.su.se/helcom_plc/,http://www.helcom.fi/helcom-at-work/projects/plc-6/,https://helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/PLC-6-background-report.pdf,https://www.kemidigi.fi/		http://www.syke.fi/avointieto,https://helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/hazardous-subtances/		https://helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/environment-fact-sheets/hazardous-substances/atmospheric-emissions-of-heavy-metals/,https://helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/environment-fact-sheets/hazardous-substances/atmospheric-emissions-of-pcdd-fs/,https://helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/pollution-load-compilations/		https://helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/data-maps/basemaps/,https://helcom.fi/helcom-at-work/publications/helcom-reports/		http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/7ee4916b-6d84-4c80-9bea-e8f8572c368a	http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/91e90ecc-e09a-4eaf-a722-558e581f59a6
Related indicator/name	Hexabromocyclodocecane (HBCDD) Metals (lead, cadmium and mercury) Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and their metabolites Polybrominated diphenyl Ethers (PBDE) PCB, Dioxin and Furan Tributyltin (TBT) and Imposex Contamination concentrations in water, biota, seafood and sediment Concentration of oil in seawater Nodularin R concentrations in water and biota					Hexabromocyclodocecane (HBCDD) Metals (lead, cadmium and mercury) Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and their metabolites Polybrominated diphenyl Ethers (PBDE) PCB, Dioxin and Furan Contamination concentrations in water, biota, seafood and sediment						Amount of selected priority substances used		Inputs of harmful substances		Atmospheric deposition of heavy metals Atmospheric deposition of dioxins Atmospheric deposition of PBDEs		Operational Oil Spills from Ships		Radioactive substances: Cesium-137 in fish and surface seawater Radioactive substances, cesium-137 in fish and surface waters
Contact
References	Siimes, K. Vähä E, Junttila V, Lehtonen K, Mannio J (toim.) 2019. Haitalliset aineet Suomen vesissä: tilanne ja seurannan suuntaviivat. SYKE raportteja 8/2019. 216p.					HELCOM, 2012. Development of a set of core indicators: Interim report of the HELCOM CORESET project. PART B: Descriptions of the indicators. Balt. Sea Environ. Proc. No. 129 B.- http://www.helcom.fi/Lists/Publications/BSEP129B.pdf Moore, M.N. Lowe, D. and Köhler, A. 2004b. Measuring lysosomal membrane stability. ICES Techniques in Marine Environmental Sciences, No. 36. ICES, Copenhagen, 31 p. Siimes, K, Vähä E, Junttila V, Lehtonen K, Mannio J (toim.) 2019. Haitalliset aineet Suomen vesissä: tilanne ja seurannan suuntaviivat. SYKE raportteja 8/2019. 216p.