BALTIC SEAENVIRONMENT PROCEEDINGS No. 59 - Helcom

CONCLUSONS FOR A THIRD POLLUTION LOAD
COMPILATION
1. GUIDELINES MAKE SENSE AND SHOULD BE
FOLLOWED CORRECTLY
2. INTERCALIBRATIONS SHOULD BE ORGANIZED FOR:
- SAMPLING METHODS
- ANALYSING METHODS
- CALCULATION METHODS
3. FREQUENCY OF SAMPLING SHOULD BE
HARMONIZED AND BE AT LEAST 12 TIMES PER YEAR
FOR RIVERWATERS.
4. DEADLINES SHOULD BE SET IN A REALISTIC WAY
AND BE FOLLOWED
5. DATA SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ON DISKETTES AND
IN THE REQUESTED FORMAT
6. A DATA BASE FOR POLLUTION LOAD DATA SHOULD
BE BUILT UE’
- OVERVIEWS WILL BE GIVEN EASIER
- COMPILATION OF DATA WILL BE FASTER AND
CAN ALSO BE DONE FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN
PLC
- THIS COULD HELP TO CONTROL THE EFFICIENCY
OF IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS
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