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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).

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Additional information:
http://www.helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/indicators/perfluorooctane-sulphonate-(pfos)/

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