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/.

This dataset contains disposal sites reported by HELCOM Contracting Parties, according to the HELCOM Recommendation 36/2 (https://helcom.fi/action-areas/industrial-municipal-releases/dredging/). The disposal sites are grouped by spatial data type to pointwise, line and polygon datasets. Data covers the years 2006-2023. The data format is defined in the HELCOM Guidelines for management of dredged material at sea (https://helcom.fi/action-areas/industrial-municipal-releases/dredging/). Attribute information (heading for downloadable shapefile): Helcom site ID (Helcom_sit): Unique id for deposit site Dredging ID (Dredging_I): Dredging site id, where material originates from Unique ID (Unique_ID): Unique id for each depositing activity (Helcom site ID + Dredging ID + year) Site name (Site_name): Name of the deposit site Type of area dredged (Type_of_ar): Type of area that was dredged (e.g. harbour or sea) Dredging activity (Dredging_a): Maintenance or capital dredging Material deposited (Material_d): The type of material deposited (e.g. sand, silt) Amount deposited (tonnes) (Amount_dep): Amount of material that has been deposited to deposit site, tonnes dry weight Amount beneficial use (tonnes) (Amount_ben): Amount material used for beneficial purposes, tonnes dry weight Beneficial use (Beneficial): Description of beneficial use Year (Year): Year of activity Country (Country): Contracting Party of HELCOM Sub-basin (Sub_basin): HELCOM sub-basin (assessment unit level 2) where activity has taken place Comments (Comments): General comments related to activity Contaminants Cd - SPAH9: Amount of contaminant deposited, in tonnes dry weight Contaminants SPCB7 - MBT : Amount of contaminant deposited, in kilograms dry weight Other contaminants (kg) (Other_cont): Any other contaminant deposited (substance indicated in "notes") Petroleum HC (tonnes) (Petroleum_): Amount of Petroleum HC deposited, in tonnes dry weight HCB - DEHP DBP BBP: Amount of contaminant deposited, in kilograms dry weight Contaminant notes (Contaminan): Notes related to contaminant load Permit (Permit): Deposit site permit reference Quality flag (Quality_fl): Quality flag of data - Quality assured: Data is quality assured either in the annual verification or in a separate quality assurance process by EN DREDS - No quality assurance: Data is not quality assured due to the reason that process has not been carried out - No Quality assurance possible: Data quality assurance process has been made, but it was not possible to find the reference data to verify the parameters

Dataset description: This dataset contains data on water flows, actual waterborne (riverine plus direct) inputs and atmospheric deposition of nutrients. Furthermore, it includes normalized total (atmospheric and waterborne) inputs of nitrogen and phosphorus into the Baltic Sea. The data are used in the HELCOM core indicator of nutrient inputs (nitrogen and phosphorus) to the Baltic Sea marine ecosystem (Inputs of nutrients - HELCOM indicators). The data is presented in the format of MS Excel workbook consisting of 3 sheets. Sheets of nitrogen inputs and phosphorus inputs integrate 4 tables each. These tables contain time series, starting from 1995, of assessed nutrient input values: waterborne actual (riverine+direct), atmospheric deposition (actual), total actual input (air+water), normalize total input (air+water). Nitrogen and phosphorus inputs are assessed for the following Baltic Sea sub-basins: Bothnian Bay (BOB), Bothnian Sea (BOS), Baltic Proper (BAP), the Gulf of Finland (GUF), the Gulf of Riga (GUR), Danish Straights (DS), Kattegat (KAT) and the whole Baltic Sea (BAS). All input data is given in tonnes per year (tonnes/year). The Flow sheet contains only one table with an annual water flow data time-series for each sub-basin of the Baltic Sea given in cubic meters per year (m3/s). The river input data is based on riverine monitoring data and estimation of loads from unmonitored areas by countries in the frame of national monitoring programs. Data on waterborne inputs and water flow is reported by Contracting Parties to the PLC-Water database. The data are verified and quality assured using the PLC water database verification tools and national expert quality assurance. Atmospheric deposition of nitrogen for all Baltic Sea sub-basins is computed using the latest version of EMEP MSC-W model and data on official emissions reported by EMEP Contracting Parties. Dataset content: Excel workbook contains the following sheets: Nitrogen inputs – time-series of waterborne actual (riverine+direct), atmospheric deposition (actual), total actual input (air+water), normalized total input (air+water) (tonnes/year) . Phosphorus inputs – time-series of waterborne actual (riverine+direct), atmospheric deposition (actual), total actual input (air+water), normalized total input (air+water) (tonnes/year). flow - annual water flow data time-series (m3/s). Visualization: MS Excel workbook. Data update: Metadata is updated by HELCOM Secretariat annually after adoption of indicator report. The dataset is updated by HELCOM Secretariat annually after adoption of indicator report.

This dataset contains national information on dredging events where the material is not disposed at sea, reported by HELCOM Contracting Parties, as encouraged by HELCOM Recommendation 36/2 (https://helcom.fi/action-areas/industrial-municipal-releases/dredging/). Please note that this data collection is not conducted in all HELCOM countries, as this is not required under their national legislation, or the data might be unavailable for other reasons. The reporting of dredging sites is mandatory only for those events, where the dredged material is disposed at sea. This data set represents complimentary data of dredging sites where the material is NOT disposed at sea and where the reporting is done on voluntary basis, but still encouraged by the HELCOM Recommendation 36/2. The data regarding dredging activities where the material is not disposed at sea is usually not followed up upon. Therefore, the dataset may not include all dredging activities where the material is not disposed at sea nor is it certain that those activities included have been carried out. Attribute information Dredging ID: Unique id for the event, provided by data provider Latitude coordinate (WGS84, decimal degrees) Longitude coordinate (WGS84, decimal degrees) Dredging Activity: Type of dredging (Capital / Maintenance / Environmental) Description of dredged material: sand, silt, mud, clay, gravel, stones, rock, mixed, other (please specify) Date (dd/mm/yyyy): The date of the dredging event as precise as possible: dd/mm/yyyy, mm/yyyy or yyyy Year: Year of the dredging event Duration: An estimate of the duration of the dredging event Amount of material dredged Unit for the amount (ton/m3) Area of dredging event (m2): An estimation of the area dredged, if available Depth (m): An estimation of the depth where dredging occured Dredging method: digging/dredging device (open, enclosed), suction device, flushing, other (please specify) Notes: Other notes of the activity

Dataset description: This spatial dataset displays catchment areas of the Baltic Sea sub-basins for which the nutrient input to the marine environment and the fulfilment of the maximum allowable inputs of nutrients (MAI) are assessed. Attributes to the polygonal features reflect results of the latest assessment of total normalized input of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) to the sub-basin from all pathways (riverine, direct, airborne), which are used as HELCOM Core indicator to assess progress towards maximum allowable input (MAI) of nutrients to the Baltic Sea Inputs of nutrients - HELCOM indicators. The assessment takes into account statistical uncertainty which is added to the computed input value. Thus, the fulfilment of MAI means that the nutrient input after adding the statistical uncertainty is below the agreed maximum allowable input value. Attributes TN status and TP status indicate whether MAI is fulfilled or not which is visualized in a simple traffic light colour scheme. The green colour of a catchment indicates that input plus statistical uncertainty was lower than MAI, red colour - input (without statistical uncertainty) was higher, and yellow indicates that input value was lower than MAI but statistical uncertainty does not allow to determine whether MAI was fulfilled. The assessment is performed in accordance with the HELCOM Guidelines for the annual and periodical compilation and reporting of waterborne pollution inputs to the Baltic Sea (HELCOM PLC-Water Guideline). Dataset content: Polygonal feature class contains the following attributes: Sub-basin code (subb_code): Code of the Baltic Sea sub-basin (used for PLC assessment) MAI of total nitrogen (MAI_TN): Maximum allowable input of total nitrogen to respective sub-basin (tons/year) MAI of total phosphorus (MAI_TP): Maximum allowable input of total phosphorus to respective sub-basin (tons/year) Total nitrogen (TN): assessed input of total nitrogen to respective sub-basin (tonnes/year) Total phosphorus (TP): assessed input of total phosphorus to respective subbasin (tonnes /year Total nitrogen uncertainty (TN_uncert): statistical uncertainty of the assessment (tonnes /year) Total phosphorus uncertainty (TP_uncert): statistical uncertainty of the assessment (tonnes /year) Total nitrogen status (TN_status): fulfilment of MAI for TN (fulfilled, not fulfilled, undefined). Total phosphorus status (TP_status): fulfilment of MAI for TP (fulfilled, not fulfilled, undefined). Catchment area (Area): in square kilometres. Year (Year). The following Baltic Sea sub-basin codes are used in the dataset: BAP-BALTIC PROPER; BOB-BOTHNIAN BAY; BOS-BOTHNIAN SEA; GUF-GULF OF FINLAND; GUR-GULF OF RIGA; KAT-KATTEGAT; DS-Danish Straights. Visualization: Map of fulfilment of MAI for nitrogen input to the Baltic Sea - visualizes catchment areas of the Baltic Sea sub-basins in relation to fulfilment of maximum allowable inputs of total nitrogen. Map of fulfilment of MAI for phosphorus input to the Baltic Sea - visualizes catchment areas of the Baltic Sea sub-basins in relation to fulfilment of maximum allowable inputs of total phosphorus. Data update: Metadata is updated by HELCOM Secretariat annually after adoption of indicator report. The dataset is updated by HELCOM Secretariat annually after adoption of indicator report.

Dataset description: The dataset contains annually reported data on water flow, input of nutrients and selected hazardous substances to the Baltic Sea from monitored rivers and unmonitored areas within its catchment area. The data, obtained through national monitoring programmes, is reported by all Contracting Parties to the HELCOM (PLC-water) database as part of HELCOM Pollution Load Compilation (PLC) process. The input from transboundary rivers reflects the whole river catchment including its transboundary parts.. All data is quality assured and approved by Contracting Parties to HELCOM in accordance with the HELCOM Guidelines for the annual and periodical compilation and reporting of waterborne pollution inputs to the Baltic Sea (HELCOM PLC-Water Guideline). Dataset content: The dataset contains the following information: Source name. Name of monitored river or unmonitored area. Source code. The source code refers to the code used in the PLC-water database for the monitored or unmonitored sub-catchments. Country code. The country code indicates the country within the Baltic Sea drainage area (DK; EE; FI; DE; LV; LT; PL; RU; SE;). Sub-basin code. The sub-basin code refers to the Baltic Sea sub-basin used in HELCOM assessment of inputs of nutrients and hazardous substances (ARC; BAP; BOB; BOS; GUF; GUR; KAT; SOU; WEB). Parameter. Parameters reported by the contracting parties to the Helsinki Convention to assess riverine inputs of nutrients and selected hazardous substances. : AOX; BOD5; BOD7; Cd*; COD-Cr; COD-Mn; Cr; Cu; FLOW; Hg*; Ni; NNH4*; NNO2*; NNO3*; NNO3; NTOT*; Oil; Pb*; PPO4;* PTOT*; SPM; TOC; Zn. (tonnes/year or flow in m3/s). Year. Year of observation. *Mandatory parameters for annually reported riverine data. Other parameters are voluntary. Country codes used in the dataset correspond to: DK-DENMARK; EE-ESTONIA; FI-FINLAND; DE-GERMANY; LV-LATVIA; LT-LITHUANIA; PL-POLAND; RU-RUSSIA; SE-SWEDEN; The Baltic Sea sub-basin codes used in the dataset are: ARC-ARCHIPELAGO SEA; BAP-BALTIC PROPER; BOB-BOTHNIAN BAY; BOS-BOTHNIAN SEA; GUF-GULF OF FINLAND; GUR-GULF OF RIGA; KAT-KATTEGAT; SOU-SOUND; WEB-WESTERN BALTIC. Visualization: The dataset can be retrieved from the HELCOM PLC-Water database and visualized utilizing an online user interface. The following filters are available to generate the dataset: Source of input: monitored river, unmonitored area. Multiple selection possible Country: DENMARK; ESTONIA; FINLAND; GERMANY; LATVIA; LITHUANIA; POLAND; RUSSIA; SWEDEN. Multiple selection possible. Baltic Sea sub-basin: ARCHIPELAGO SEA; BALTIC PROPER; BOTHNIAN BAY; BOTHNIAN SEA; GULF OF FINLAND; GULF OF RIGA; KATTEGAT; SOUND; WESTERN BALTIC. Multiple selection possible. Year: the first and the last year of the data request (1995-20…) Parameter: AOX; BOD5; BOD7; Cd; COD-Cr; COD-Mn; Cr; Cu; FLOW; Hg; Ni; NNH4; NNO2; NNO23; NNO3; NTOT; Oil; Pb; PPO4; PTOT; SPM; TOC; Zn. Only one parameter can be selected. Data update: Metadata is updated by the HELCOM Secretariat annually by 1 April. The dataset is updated annually and becomes publicly available in accordance with PLC-Water Guidelines, which details the procedures for reporting data to the HELCOM pollution load compilation (PLC) and the release of PLC products based on reported data.

Dataset description: The dataset contains data on locations of river monitoring stations of nutrients and hazardous substances inputs to the Baltic Sea reported to the HELCOM Pollution Load Compilation (PLC-water) database. The stations are categorized as hydrological (only flow monitoring) and chemical (monitoring of chemical components). The data is reported to the HELCOM database and quality assured by Contracting Parties to HELCOM in accordance with the HELCOM Guidelines for the annual and periodical compilation and reporting of waterborne pollution inputs to the Baltic Sea (PLC-Water Guidelines). Dataset content: Station code (st_code): unique HELCOM PLC code Station name (st_name). River code (r_code): unique HELCOM PLC code. Sub catchment code (subc_code): unique HELCOM PLC code Country code (c_code): DK; EE; FI; DE; LV; LT; PL; RU; SE. Sub-basin code (subb_code): ARC; BAP; BOB; BOS; GUF; GUR; KAT; SOU; WEB. Station category (st_cat): hydrological (H) and chemical (C). Latitude (st_lat). Longitude (st_lon). Reporting year (year). Country codes used in the dataset correspond to: DK-DENMARK; EE-ESTONIA; FI-FINLAND; DE-GERMANY; LV-LATVIA; LT-LITHUANIA; PL-POLAND; RU-RUSSIA; SE-SWEDEN. The Baltic Sea sub-basin codes used in the dataset are: ARC-ARCHIPELAGO SEA; BAP-BALTIC PROPER; BOB-BOTHNIAN BAY; BOS-BOTHNIAN SEA; GUF-GULF OF FINLAND; GUR-GULF OF RIGA; KAT-KATTEGAT; SOU-SOUND; WEB-WESTERN BALTIC. Visualization: Map - point feature class. Legend visualizes two categories of monitoring station: hydrological, chemical. Data update: Metadata is updated by HELCOM Secretariat annually by 1 April. The dataset is updated by HELCOM Secretariat annually by 1 April.

Dataset description: The dataset reflects spatial delineation of monitored and unmonitored sub-catchments used to compile data on inputs of nutrients and hazardous substances to the Baltic Sea sub-basins in the HELCOM Pollution Load Compilation. The sub-catchments are the smallest entities for which inputs of nutrients and hazardous substances to the Baltic Sea are reported. The sub-catchments are always located within borders of a single country and drain into a single Baltic Sea sub-basin. Sub-catchments may correspond to either monitored or unmonitored areas. Unmonitored sub-catchments may represent either unmonitored parts of river catchments or aggregated unmonitored areas (depending on the reporting format of each Contracting Party). Polygonal features in the dataset have attributes indicating whether a sub-catchment represents monitored or unmonitored area. A specific attribute indicates that the sub-catchment is in the upstream country of a transboundary river catchment. The data is reported to the HELCOM Map and Data Service (MADS) and quality assured by Contracting Parties to HELCOM in accordance with the HELCOM Guidelines for the annual and periodical compilation and reporting of waterborne pollution inputs to the Baltic Sea (HELCOM PLC-Water Guideline). Dataset content: Polygonal feature class contains the following attributes: Sub-catchment code (subc_code): unique HELCOM PLC code Sub-catchment name (subc_name): sub-catchment name corresponds to the name of the river or coastal area River code (r_code): unique HELCOM PLC code. Country code (c_code): DK; EE; FI; DE; LV; LT; PL; RU; SE; BY; UA; CZ; SK. Sub-basin code (subb_code): ARC; BAP; BOB; BOS; GUF; GUR; KAT; SOU; WEB. Monitoring (monitoring): monitored (M), unmonitored (U) Transboundary (transboundary): Field values are: TRANS (for downstream parts of transboundary rivers and border rivers), a country code (indicates the downstream country for upstream parts of transboundary rivers), or N/A (river is non transboundary). Area km2 (area_km2): sub-catchment area in km2 Year (year). Country codes used in the dataset correspond to: BY-BELARUS, CZ-CZECH REPUBLIC, DK-DENMARK; EE-ESTONIA; FI-FINLAND; DE-GERMANY; LV-LATVIA; LT-LITHUANIA; PL-POLAND; RU-RUSSIA; SK-SLOVAKIA; SE-SWEDEN; UA-UKRAINE. The Baltic Sea sub-basin codes used in the dataset are: ARC-ARCHIPELAGO SEA; BAP-BALTIC PROPER; BOB-BOTHNIAN BAY; BOS-BOTHNIAN SEA; GUF-GULF OF FINLAND; GUR-GULF OF RIGA; KAT-KATTEGAT; SOU-SOUND; WEB-WESTERN BALTIC. Visualization: Map layer of monitored and unmonitored areas. Map layer of transboundary and border rivers. Catchment areas of Baltic Sea sub-basins. Data update: Metadata is updated by HELCOM Secretariat annually by 1 April. The dataset is updated by HELCOM Secretariat annually by 1 April.

Dataset description: The assessment dataset contains data on water flow and annual nutrient inputs (total nitrogen and phosphorous loads) from catchments and from point sources (municipal, industrial and aquaculture) directly discharging to the Baltic Sea sub-basins. The dataset is produced by regional experts (PLC implementation group) through statistical analysis and filling data gaps in the data reported by national experts to the HELCOM PLC-water database. The dataset includes actual (non-normalized), and water flow normalized annual inputs of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) from monitored and unmonitored areas per Balic Sea sub-basin. It also contains data on total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) annual inputs from point sources (industrial, municipal and aquaculture) aggregated per country and per sub-basin discharging directly into the Baltic Sea sub-basins. The dataset is published as MS Excel workbook, consisting of several sheets. The sheets provide assessment data for flow, total nitrogen and total phosphorus, as well as background information on data treatment and aggregation. Spatial delineation of catchments is provided in the catchment dataset accessed through HELCOM Metadata Catalogue - (PLC) Assessment catchments (spatial data). Datasets can be related using Source_Code field. The dataset is used in HELCOM Baltic Sea Environmental Fact Sheet (BSEFS) on Waterborne nitrogen and phosphorus inputs and water flow to the Baltic Sea published annually. Dataset content: Excel workbook contains the following tables: AggregationsOfIncompleteRiverTi – the table enlists aggregation of monitored areas of sub-catchments with incomplete time-series with unmonitored areas (country specific), UnmonitoredAreasMergedInMonitor – the table enlists aggregation of unmonitored and monitored areas into unified catchments (country specific). OriginalRivers_Flow, OriginalRivers_TN, OriginalRivers_TP – time series of flows (m3/s) and total N and P (tonnes/year) inputs as reported to PLC-Water database for monitored rivers OriginalUnmonitored_Flow, OriginalUnmonitored_TN, OriginalUnmonitored_TP - time series of flows (m3/s) and total N and P inputs (tonnes/year) as reported to PLC-Water database for unmonitored areas Rivers_Flow (m3/s), Rivers_TN (tonnes/year), Rivers_TP (tonnes/year) - non-normalized inputs from rivers and unmonitored areas, Rivers_NormTN (tonnes/year), Rivers_NormTP (tonnes/year) - normalized inputs from rivers and unmonitored areas, Industry_TN (tonnes/year); Industry_TP (tonnes/year) – aggregated input from industrial point sources discharging directly into the Baltic Sea, Municipal_TN (tonnes/year); Municipal_TP (tonnes/year) – aggregated input from municipal WWTPs discharging directly into the Baltic Sea, Aquaculture_TN (tonnes/year); Aquaculture_TP (tonnes/year) – aggregated input from aquaculture discharging directly into the Baltic Sea. Tables under items 3-6 contain the following fields: Source_Code, Name, Country code, Basin code, 1995, …, 20XX Where water flow is given in m3s-1 and TN/TP tonnes year-1 for each year. Tables under items 7-9 contain the following fields: Country code, Basin code, 1995, …., 20XX Where TN/TP is given in tonnes year-1 for each year. Data update: Metadata is updated by HELCOM Secretariat annually by 1 July. The dataset is updated by HELCOM Secretariat annually by 1 July.

This dataset contains disposal sites reported by HELCOM Contracting Parties, according to the HELCOM Recommendation 36/2 (https://helcom.fi/action-areas/industrial-municipal-releases/dredging/). The disposal sites are grouped by spatial data type to pointwise, line and polygon datasets. Data covers the years 2006-2023. The data format is defined in the HELCOM Guidelines for management of dredged material at sea (https://helcom.fi/action-areas/industrial-municipal-releases/dredging/). Attribute information (heading for downloadable shapefile): Helcom site ID (Helcom_sit): Unique id for deposit site Dredging ID (Dredging_I): Dredging site id, where material originates from Unique ID (Unique_ID): Unique id for each depositing activity (Helcom site ID + Dredging ID + year) Site name (Site_name): Name of the deposit site Type of area dredged (Type_of_ar): Type of area that was dredged (e.g. harbour or sea) Dredging activity (Dredging_a): Maintenance or capital dredging Material deposited (Material_d): The type of material deposited (e.g. sand, silt) Amount deposited (tonnes) (Amount_dep): Amount of material that has been deposited to deposit site, tonnes dry weight Amount beneficial use (tonnes) (Amount_ben): Amount material used for beneficial purposes, tonnes dry weight Beneficial use (Beneficial): Description of beneficial use Year (Year): Year of activity Country (Country): Contracting Party of HELCOM Sub-basin (Sub_basin): HELCOM sub-basin (assessment unit level 2) where activity has taken place Comments (Comments): General comments related to activity Contaminants Cd - SPAH9: Amount of contaminant deposited, in tonnes dry weight Contaminants SPCB7 - MBT : Amount of contaminant deposited, in kilograms dry weight Other contaminants (kg) (Other_cont): Any other contaminant deposited (substance indicated in "notes") Petroleum HC (tonnes) (Petroleum_): Amount of Petroleum HC deposited, in tonnes dry weight HCB - DEHP DBP BBP: Amount of contaminant deposited, in kilograms dry weight Contaminant notes (Contaminan): Notes related to contaminant load Permit (Permit): Deposit site permit reference Quality flag (Quality_fl): Quality flag of data - Quality assured: Data is quality assured either in the annual verification or in a separate quality assurance process by EN DREDS - No quality assurance: Data is not quality assured due to the reason that process has not been carried out - No Quality assurance possible: Data quality assurance process has been made, but it was not possible to find the reference data to verify the parameters