MSFD (1º cycle assessment) - Descriptor 8: Contaminants
type: Dataset
included in data catalog: NODC Portugal
language: eng
date published: 2020-01-31
description: Under the Marine Directive 2008/56/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 17 June 2008, article 8 - assessment. D8 : Concentrations of contaminants are at levels not giving rise to pollution effects. Pollution from contaminants ends up in the sea. Contaminants are toxic and persistent chemical substances that degrade the marine environment and can cause serious damage. They mainly come from agricultural pesticides, paint coating on ships, pharmaceutical, industry and urban waste, including heavy metals. These substances are very persistent and are therefore still present in the marine environment. In their marine strategies, Member States need ensure that the concentrations of contaminants do not exceed certain threshold values and, where appropriate, look at health of species and the condition of habitats. They also must address significant pollution events, such as oil spills. This dataset is part of the High Value/HVD Datasets identified in accordance with Implementing Regulation No. 2023/138 of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 on open data and the reuse of public sector information.
keywords: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units
keywords: MSFD
keywords: HVD
keywords: INSPIRECORE
keywords: Descriptors
keywords: IPMA, I.P.
keywords: Contaminants
keywords: NODC-PT
keywords: infoMapAccessService
keywords: InfoFeatureAccessService
creator: Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere, I.P. (IPMA, I.P.)
  type: Organization
  contact point: PostalAddress
    address country: Portugal
    address locality: Lisboa
    postal code: 1449-006
    street address: Polo de Algés – Av. Brasília s/n
creator: Directorate-General for Natural Resources, Safety and Maritime Services (DGRM)
  type: Organization
  contact point: PostalAddress
creator: Directorate-General for Maritime Policy (DGPM)
  type: Organization
  contact point: PostalAddress
provider: Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere, I.P. (IPMA, I.P.)
  type: Organization
  contact point: PostalAddress
    address country: Portugal
    address locality: Lisboa
    postal code: 1749-077
    street address: Rua C do Aeroporto s/n
distribution: WMS MSFD
  type: DataDownload
  encoding format: application/xml
  description: View service for MSFD data
  additional property: serviceType
    type: PropertyValue
    value: WMS
  additional property: serviceProtocol
    type: PropertyValue
    value: OGC
distribution: WFS MSFD
  type: DataDownload
  encoding format: application/xml
  description: Download service for MSFD data
  additional property: serviceType
    type: PropertyValue
    value: WFS
  additional property: serviceProtocol
    type: PropertyValue
    value: OGC
encoding format: WMS
encoding format: WFS
spatial coverage: Place
  geo: GeoShape
    box: 34.90 -14.00 42.00 -7.20
license: http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/LimitationsOnPublicAccess/INSPIRE_Directive_Article13_1e
license: Use License - CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)