Environmental quality of Italian marine water by means of marine strategy framework directive (MSFD) descriptor 9

ISPRA, on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Environment, carried out the initial assessment of environmental quality status of the 3 Italian subregions (Mediterranean Sea Region) on Descriptor 9. The approach adopted to define the GES started to verify that contaminants in fish and other seafood for...

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Published in:PloS one 2014-09, Vol.9 (9), p.e108463
Main Authors: Maggi, Chiara, Lomiri, Serena, Di Lorenzo, Bianca, d'Antona, Marco, Berducci, Maria Teresa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceptance
Biology and Life Sciences
Cadmium
Chemical contaminants
Consumption
Contaminants
Earth Sciences
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Environmental assessment
Environmental protection
Environmental quality
Environmental quality assessment
Farms
Fish
Fisheries
Fishery products
Food contamination & poisoning
Hazardous materials
Hazardous substances
International agreements
Italy
Legislation
Medicine and Health Sciences
Public health
Quality assessment
Seafood
Seawater - chemistry
Shellfish
Shellfish farming
Statistical analysis
Statistical methods
Statistics
Tourism
Water Quality
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Summary:ISPRA, on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Environment, carried out the initial assessment of environmental quality status of the 3 Italian subregions (Mediterranean Sea Region) on Descriptor 9. The approach adopted to define the GES started to verify that contaminants in fish and other seafood for human consumption did not exceed levels established by Community legislation (Reg. 1881/2006 and further updates). As the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) requires to use health tools to assess the environment, Italy decided to adopt a statistical range of acceptance of thresholds identified by national (D.Lgs. 152/2006 concerning water quality required for mussel farms) and international legislation (Reg. 1881/2006 and further updates), which allowed to use the health results and to employ them for the assessment of environmental quality. Italy proposed that Good Environmental Status (GES) is achieved when concentrations are lower than statistical range of acceptance, estimated on samples of fish and fishery products coming from only national waters. GIS-based approach a to perform different integration levels for station, cell's grid and years, was used; the elaborations allowed to judge the environmental quality good.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0108463