List of contaminants for 2018 MSFD reporting DIKE meeting 14.2.2018 Victoria Tornero EC JRC victoria.tornero@ec.europa.eu
MSFD D8- Contaminants Publication of report “Potential marine contaminants” 2700 substances, reference list for improved harmonization Collection of substances for 2018 MSFD reporting through the MSFD Expert Network on Contaminants Contributions received from 14 Member States: Bulgaria Ireland Croatia Italy Estonia Netherlands Finland Poland France Romania Germany Spain Greece United Kingdom
OUTCOMES Draft list of contaminants for D8 reporting: ~ 400 substances or groups of substances Variability in the substances reported by 14 MS, also within the same marine region More contaminants expected (9 MS not participating in this exercise) Differences in the substances within the same group: This list serves as a basis for discussions on consistent grouping/combining of substances at EU level Consider also substance groups used by RSC Similar exercise suggested for D8C2 (compilation of reported biological effect methods)