Interim report of the HELCOM CORESET project
Interim report of the HELCOM CORESET project
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actions related to <strong>the</strong> environment, including release reduction. Over <strong>the</strong> past decade, important legislation<br />
has been adopted to reduce <strong>the</strong> emissions <strong>of</strong> PCDD/Fs, in particular in <strong>the</strong> areas <strong>of</strong> waste incineration and<br />
integrated pollution prevention and control. Releases <strong>of</strong> POPs, including dioxins, from industrial installations<br />
are mainly regulated by <strong>the</strong> IPPC Directive and <strong>the</strong> Waste Incineration Directive, <strong>the</strong> former requiring<br />
Member States to establish permit conditions based on <strong>the</strong> Best Available Techniques (BAT) for a wide<br />
variety <strong>of</strong> industry sectors, and <strong>the</strong> latter setting maximum permissible limit values for PCDD/F emissions to<br />
air and water from waste incineration. The proper and timely implementation and enforcement <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> IPPC<br />
Directive remain a key priority in order to ensure <strong>the</strong> necessary reduction <strong>of</strong> emissions from major industrial<br />
sources. However, at present or in <strong>the</strong> near future, nonindustrial sources are likely to exceed those from<br />
industrial sources (Quass et al. 2004).<br />
GES boundaries and matrix<br />
Existing quantitative targets<br />
Table 3.6. Existing quantitative targets for PCBs.<br />
PCBs<br />
Source Value and description<br />
OSPAR<br />
EAC sediment<br />
EAC passive fi sh<br />
EAC mussel<br />
CBs μg/kg dw 2.5% TOC. CB-28: 1.7, CB-52: 2.7, CB-101: 3.0, CB-118:0.6,<br />
CB-138: 7.9, CB-153: 40, CB-180: 12.<br />
CBs μg/kg lw. CB-28: 64, CB-52: 108, CB-101: 120, CB-118:24, CB-138:<br />
316, CB-153: 1600, CB-180: 480<br />
CBs μg/kg dw. CB-28: 3.2, CB-52: 5.4, CB-101: 6.0, CB-118:1.2, CB-138:<br />
15.8, CB-153: 80, CB-180: 24<br />
BAC sediment<br />
CBs μg/kg dw 2.5% TOC. CB-28:0.22, CB-52: 0.12, CB-101: 0.14,<br />
CB-118:0.17, CB-138: 0.15, CB-153: 0.19, CB-180: 0.1<br />
CBs μg/kg ww from CEMP 2008/2009. CB-28: 0.1, CB-52: 0.08, CB-101:<br />
BAC fi sh<br />
0.08, CB-118:0.1, CB-138: 0.09, CB-153: 0.1, CB-180: 0.11. ∑ICES7CBs from<br />
ASMO 09/7/3: 1.2.<br />
BAC mussel<br />
EC<br />
CBs μg/kg dw. CB-28: 0.75, CB-52: 0.75, CB-101: 0.7, CB-118:0.6, CB-138:<br />
0.6, CB-153:0.6, CB-180: 0.6<br />
Proposed MAQ-EQS (marine<br />
waters)<br />
3.2 10 -5 μg/l<br />
Proposed AA-EQS biota<br />
(marine waters)<br />
0.003 μg/kg ww<br />
Food stuff directive<br />
Effect Range -Low<br />
Sum <strong>of</strong> CB-28, CB-52, CB-101, CB-138, CB-153 and CB-180 (ICES – 6)<br />
75 ng/g ww (with exeptions)<br />
ERL sediment CBs μg/kg dw 2.5% TOC. Total CB: 23 ∑ICES7CBs: 11.5<br />
PCBs Recommended<br />
GES boundary<br />
Water: non-applicable<br />
Sediment: OSPAR EAC for CB 118 and 153<br />
Biota: OSPAR EAC for CB 118 and 153<br />
Seafood: ∑6PCBs (28, 52, 101, 138, 153, 180): 75 μg/kg ww.
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