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TBT and imposex 2018

This core indicator evaluates the status of the marine environment based on concentrations of the tributyltin (TBT) and its breakdown products dibutyltin (DBT) and monobutyltin (MBT) in the Baltic Sea; in water, biota (mussels, marine gastropods) and sediments. Imposex effects of TBT on marine gastropods are used as another source of data on TBT. Quantitative thresholds are used to classify core indicators status in "Achieve", "Fail" or "Not assessed". Good status is achieved when the concentrations of TBT are below the threshold value.


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

"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 water" = Contamination ratio in water for this substance

"Status in water" = Status of the indicator in water(“Achieve”, “Fail” or “Not assessed”)

"Contamination ratio in sediment" = Contamination ratio in sediment for this substance

"Status in sediments" = 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”)

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Date (Publication)
2018-06-28
Unique resource identifier
https://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/7fb55017-fcc5-4aa7-aa1f-fd9a516681b3
pointOfContact
  HELCOM Secretariat

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Oceanographic geographical features

GEMET

  • hazardous substance

Keywords
  • MADS

  • HOLAS2 2018 Core indicator

  • Core indicator

Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints

Use constraints: The data and resulting data products (tables, figures and maps) available on the indicator web pages can be used freely given that the source is cited. The indicator should be cited as following: HELCOM (2018) TBT and imposex. HELCOM core indicator report. Online. [Date Viewed], [Web link].

Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
Access constraints: No limitations on public access.
Spatial representation type
Vector
Metadata language
English
Topic category
  • Environment
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Begin date
2011-01-01
End date
2016-12-31
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 )
Hierarchy level
Dataset

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement

The indicator is based on data held in the HELCOM COMBINE database hosted at the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES). To evaluate contamination status of Baltic Sea, the ratio of concentration of TBT in the biotic and abiotic elements of marine environment to the specified concentration (threshold) levels are used. Data are extracted from the HELCOM COMBINE database as specified in the extraction table to ensure that the values are from the appropriate measurement matrices (Assessment protocol table 1). The confidence of the indicator evaluation is high in the Kattegat and Belt Sea/The sound area since the data on TBT concentrations and imposex bivalves, sediments and marine gastropods is spatially adequate and time series are available for several stations. In the rest of the Baltic Sea, confidence is low due to very limited data availability.


Additional information:

http://www.helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/indicators/tbt-and-imposex


Link to metadata of dataset used for indicator calculation:

http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/144303e6-6fc6-472d-84ac-e31708e8bcd2

http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/4df4cdd5-588e-4834-b163-486e94ad4ce0

http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/4400d6cf-8216-44a5-aa4e-05544d141b79

File identifier
7fb55017-fcc5-4aa7-aa1f-fd9a516681b3 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2021-09-09T12:02:22
pointOfContact
  HELCOM Secretariat
 
 

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Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Oceanographic geographical features

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