Member State report / Art8 / 2018 / D9 / Finland / 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 | Finland |
| Region/subregion | Baltic Sea |
| Reported by | Finnish Environment Institute |
| Report date | 2019-04-10 |
| Report access | msfd2018-ART8_GES_8Jan2019update_24_.xml |
National part of Baltic Sea (BAL-FI)
GES component |
D9
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Feature |
Contaminants - in seafood
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Element |
Benzo(a)pyrene |
Dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (12 PCB-DLs: 77,81,105,114,118,123,126,156,157,167,169,189) |
Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds (7 PCDDs + 10 PCDFs + 12 PCB-DLs) |
Lead and its compounds |
Mercury and its compounds |
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Element code |
CAS_50-32-8 |
EEA_33-54-5 |
EEA_33-58-9 |
CAS_7439-92-1 |
CAS_7439-97-6 |
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Element code source |
Eutrophication (D5) and contaminants (D8-D9) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/ObservedProperty/view
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Eutrophication (D5) and contaminants (D8-D9) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/ObservedProperty/view
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Eutrophication (D5) and contaminants (D8-D9) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/ObservedProperty/view
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Eutrophication (D5) and contaminants (D8-D9) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/ObservedProperty/view
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Eutrophication (D5) and contaminants (D8-D9) http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/ObservedProperty/view
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Element 2 |
Mytilus trossulus
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Clupea harengus
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Clupea harengus
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Clupea harengus
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Clupea harengus and Perca fluviatilis
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Element 2 code |
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Element 2 code source |
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Element source |
HELCOM |
HELCOM |
HELCOM |
HELCOM |
HELCOM |
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Criterion |
D9C1
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D9C1
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D9C1
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D9C1
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D9C1
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Parameter |
Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Parameter other |
Benzo(a)pyrene in Mytilus trossulus
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Dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls in Clupea harengus |
Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds in Clupea harengus |
Lead in Clupea harengus
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Mercury in Clupea harengus
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Mercury in Perca fluviatilis
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Threshold value upper |
5.0 |
6.5 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
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Threshold value lower |
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Threshold qualitative |
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Threshold value source |
Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)
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Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)
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Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)
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Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)
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Regulation on contaminants in foodstuffs (EC 1881/2006)
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Threshold value source other |
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Value achieved upper |
2.2 |
3.3 |
2.13 |
0.028 |
0.022 |
0.13 |
Value achieved lower |
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Value unit |
microgram per kilogram of wet weight
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picogram per gram of wet weight
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picogram per gram of wet weight
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milligram per kilogram of wet weight
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milligram per kilogram of wet weight
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Value unit other |
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Proportion threshold value |
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Proportion value achieved |
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Proportion threshold value unit |
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Trend |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
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Parameter achieved |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Description parameter |
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Related indicator |
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Criteria status |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Description criteria |
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Element status |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Description element |
Benzo(a)pyrene in Mytilus trossulus
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Dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls in Clupea harengus |
Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds in Clupea harengus |
Lead in Clupea harengus
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Mercury in fish
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Integration rule type parameter |
OOAO
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Integration rule description parameter |
OOAO is used between the five most consumed marine fish species (from the Baltic Sea) and the contaminants under the food safety legislation. |
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Integration rule type criteria |
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Integration rule description criteria |
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GES extent threshold |
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GES extent achieved |
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GES extent unit |
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GES achieved |
GES achieved |
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Description overall status |
Top five marine fish species in terms of consumption where assessed (herring, white fish, perch, smelt and sprat). The mean concentrations of all the contaminants under food safety legislation were below the food safety limits. |
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Assessments period |
2011-2016 |
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Related pressures |
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Related targets |
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