FN Archimer Export Format
PT J
TI Mapping of contamination problem areas in Europe’s seas using a multi-metric indicator-based assessment tool
BT 
AF Andersen, Jesper H.
   Caetano, Miguel
   GROUHEL-Pellouin, Anne
   Harvey, Eva Therese
   Reker, Johhny
   Murray, Ciaran J.
AS 1:1,2;2:3;3:4;4:1;5:5;6:1,2;
FF 1:;2:;3:PDG-RBE-CCEM;4:;5:;6:;
C1 NIVA Denmark Water Research (NIVA Denmark), Copenhagen, Denmark
   Aquatic Synthesis Research Centre (AquaSYNC), Copenhagen, Denmark
   Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), Lisbon, Portugal
   Institut français de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer (IFREMER), Nantes, France
   European Environment Agency (EEA), Copenhagen, Denmark
C2 NIVA, DENMARK
   AQUASYNC, DENMARK
   IPMA, PORTUGAL
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (EEA), DENMARK
SI NANTES
SE PDG-RBE-CCEM
IN WOS Ifremer UPR
   DOAJ
   copubli-europe
IF 3.7
TC 2
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00802/91353/97185.pdf
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00802/91353/97186.pdf
LA English
DT Article
CR ROCCHSED - RNOSED
DE ;contaminants;heavy metals;POPs;classification;chemical status;integrated assessment
AB We report identification and mapping of areas in Europe’s seas and coastal areas impacted by contaminants, i.e., areas with concentrations above internationally agreed threshold values. The study is based on (1) a state-of-the-art data set anchored in national monitoring activities, (2) internationally agreed target values and (3) an updated version of the CHASE assessment tool (originally: the HELCOM Chemical Status Assessment Tool). The spatial cover of data enabled us to classify 1,518 spatial assessment units, with 80% of the area assessed determined to be “problem areas”. We have demonstrated that it is possible to make an integrated assessment of contaminants spanning over four marine regions, and 10 marine sub-regions (sensu the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive), including marine and coastal waters of 30 European countries. The power of combining data of different sources and contaminant categories over larger geographical scales, is potentially and in a long-term perspective the way forward for wider use of multi-metric indicator-based assessment tools supporting informed decision-making. 
PY 2022
PD NOV
SO Frontiers In Marine Science
SN 2296-7745
PU Frontiers Media
VL 9
UT 000888490600001
DI 10.3389/fmars.2022.1037914
ID 91353
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