Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) 2018
Short description
This core indicator evaluates the status of the marine environment based on concentrations of Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in biota and sediment. Quantitative thresholds are used to evaluate if core indicators status is "Achieve", "Fail" or "Not assessed". This dataset displays the result of the indicator in HELCOM Assessment Scale 4 (Division of the Baltic Sea into 17 sub-basins and further division into coastal and off-shore areas and division of the coastal areas by WFD water types or water bodies). Attribute information: "OBJECTID" = Object identification "HELCOM_ID" = Code of the HELCOM scale 4 assessment unit "Descriptio" = Description of the HELCOM scale 4 assessment unit "AULEVEL" = Assessment unit level used for the indicator "level_2" = name of subbasin "Contamination ratio in biota" = Contamination ratio in biota for this substance "Status in biota" = Status of the indicator in biota (“Achieve”, “Fail” or “Not assessed”) "Contamination ratio in sediment" = Contamination ratio in sediment for this substance "Status in sediment" = Status of the indicator in sediment (“Achieve”, “Fail” or “Not assessed”) "Overall Status" = Overall Status of the indicator according to one-out-all-out (“Achieve”, “Fail” or “Not assessed”)
Point of contact
HELCOM Secretariat
data@helcom.fi
Spatial extent
['7.526451', '33.79656', '52.535858', '66.424146']
Type
dataset
Metadata information
Identifier
Keywords
Oceanographic geographical features ; GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ;

hazardous substance ; GEMET ;

MADS ; HOLAS2 2018 Core indicator ; Core indicator ;

Resource provider(s)
HELCOM Secretariat
data@helcom.fi

Lineage
Data are extracted from the HELCOM COMBINE database, hosted by ICES. The data is based on regular monitoring activities carried out by Contracting Parties of HELCOM. Most data sets cover only short time series which prevent temporal analyses. With the available data, status maps can be produced adequately for most parts of the western Baltic Sea, covering data up to 2016. Data from several existing stations and some new stations of the Baltic Sea shall be uploaded in the ICES database in 2017. The confidence of the indicator evaluation is high. Additional information: http://www.helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/indicators/polybrominated-diphenyl-ethers-(pbdes)/ Link to metadata of biota dataset used for indicator calculation: http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/cea59caa-d12c-4d3e-a0bc-e5ce0d19f280 http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/b2b23903-938a-478e-9085-4db702e47e4c