HELCOM hotspots

This dataset consists of information and status of the main pollution sources within the Baltic Sea catchment area (the Pollution Hot Spots). The HELCOM pollution Hot Spots were idenitified in 1992 by the HELCOM Joint Comprehensive Action Programme (more information is available on www.helcom.fi). The current status of active and cleaned hot spots is available https://helcom.fi/action-areas/industrial-municipal-releases/helcom-hot-spots/.

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Date (Revision)
2025-04-11
Unique resource identifier
https://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/f7ef8b4c-c05d-4e63-8851-70844f51bb8a
pointOfContact
  HELCOM Secretariat

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Agricultural and aquaculture facilities

  • Utility and governmental services

  • Production and industrial facilities

GEMET

  • pollutant source identification

  • source of pollution

  • pollutant load
Keywords

  • MADS
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints

Use constraints: The sites of the pollution hotspots are not precise. When the dataset is viewed at a large extent (full view of the Baltic Sea catchment area) points will inevitably cluster and overlap.
Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
Access constraints: No limitations on public access.
Spatial representation type
Vector
Metadata language
English
Topic category
  • Farming
  • Environment
  • Utilities communication
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Begin date
1992
Unique resource identifier
EPSG:3035
Distribution format
  • ESRI Shapefile ( 1.0 )

OnLine resource
Download dataset ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
OnLine resource
Open in Map Viewer ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
OnLine resource
HELCOM Hot Spots current status ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
Hierarchy level
Dataset

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement

This dataset consists of information and status of the main pollution sources within the Baltic Sea catchment area (the Pollution Hot Spots). The HELCOM pollution Hot Spots were idenitified in 1992 by the HELCOM Joint Comprehensive Action Programme (more information is available on www.helcom.fi).


Dataset was created for showing information on the geographic location of the Pollution Hot Spots in the Baltic Sea region. The data set was originally created by UNEP/GRID-Arendal ( http://www.grida.no/about.cfm). Since 2001 the data set has been updated by HELCOM.


04/2025 The following hotspots were removed

88.1 Bytom (Municipal, Poland)

88.2 Gliwice (Municipal, Poland)

88.3 Katowice (Municipal, Poland)

100 Lodz (Municipal, Poland)

103 Wroclaw (Municipal, Poland)
File identifier
f7ef8b4c-c05d-4e63-8851-70844f51bb8a XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2025-04-11T15:18:31
pointOfContact
  HELCOM Secretariat
 
 

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Keywords

GEMET
pollutant load pollutant source identification source of pollution
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Agricultural and aquaculture facilities Production and industrial facilities Utility and governmental services

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