Member State report / Art9 / 2018 / D8 / Lithuania / Baltic Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 9 Determination of GES (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D8 Contaminants
Member State Lithuania
Region/subregion Baltic Sea
Reported by Environmental Protection Agency
Report date 2020-06-09
Report access ART9_GES_LT-04-08-corrected-06-03.xml

GES component
D8
D8C1
D8C2
D8C3
D8C4
Marine reporting units
  • BAL-LT-MS-01
Features
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances
GES description
Concentrations of pollutants in coastal and territorial waters do not exceed these threshold values. The condition is assessed according to the indicators: 1) Pollutants in water. 2) Contaminants in bottom sediments. 3) Pollutants in biota. During the assessment period of 2012-2017, all substance...
Determination date
201304
Update type
Modified from reported determination
Justification for non-use of criterion
There is a lack of a regionally developed methodology for assessing the criterion. Monitoring of acute pollution focuses on oil, but spills of other substances are also possible. Due to the lack of sufficiently sensitive sensors, it is difficult to identify individual substances in accordance wit...
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements
There is a lack of a regionally developed methodology for assessing the criterion. Monitoring of acute pollution focuses on oil, but spills of other substances are also possible. Due to the lack of sufficiently sensitive sensors, it is difficult to identify individual substances in accordance wit...