CMA Drafting group on sediment/biota monitoring October 2008

Participants BFG, MARLAB, ISPRA(ICRAM), ISSEP, MUMM, RIZA, UNEPMAP, MERMAYDE, Finnish EPA, Swedish EPA Still evolving... chair: Mario Carere ISS Valeria Dulio INERIS co chair: Georg Hanke JRC IES Stefano Polesello IRSA October 2008

Adoption of EQS Directive in EU Parliament on 17.6.08 Final version will be the basis for guidance drafting October 2008

Thematic sub-groups created Done after Pau: Thematic sub-groups created Received annotated draft outline from participants Reviewed document outline Distributed outline on 17.8.08 to drafting group First draft contributions received prior to CMA plenary in Paris October 2008

Dedicated document store webspace as working tool available both as a source for documents for drafting group and also for upload of reference sources. Draft guidance versions and other info will be on CIRCA October 2008

Status box Title: GUIDANCE on CHEMICAL MONITORING of SEDIMENT and BIOTA UNDER THE WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE Version no.: 1 (first collection of contributions) Date: October 2008 Author(s): Drafting Group Sediment and Biota Chemical Monitoring Lead: France (Ineris), Italy (ISS) Co-chair: EC (JRC IES), Italy (IRSA) Circulation and received comments: This document provides a revised outline following the kick-off meeting held on 13.5.08 in Pau, France and detailed outline contributions for the different chapters. Contributions from participants have been collected and included. Contacts: Valeria Dulio (Valeria.Dulio@ineris.fr), Mario Carere (Mario.Carere@iss.it), Georg Hanke (Georg.Hanke@jrc.it), Stefano Polesello (Polesello@irsa.cnr.it) and N.N. (N.N.@ec.europa.eu) October 2008

Current Outline 1. Scope of this guidance 1.1. Introduction to sediment and biota chemical monitoring under the WFD 1.2. Guidance documents for chemical monitoring 1.3. Purpose of sediment and biota monitoring under the WFD 2. Terms and definitions 3. Substance selection for sediment and biota monitoring 3.1. Physico-chemical properties of chemical pollutants 3.2. Listing of substances relevant for sediment/biota monitoring October 2008

4. Monitoring of chemical substances in sediment. 4. 1 4. Monitoring of chemical substances in sediment 4.1. Strategy for chemical sediment monitoring 4.2. Selection of sediment sampling sites 4.2.1. Lakes 4.2.2. Rivers 4.2.3. Transitional waters 4.2.4. Coastal and territorial waters 4.3. Selection of sediment sampling frequency 4.3.1. Lakes 4.3.2. Rivers 4.3.3. Transitional waters 4.3.4. Coastal and territorial waters 4.4. Technical aspects of sediment sampling 4.4.1. Sampling for pollution status evaluation: top 5 cm 4.4.2. Sampling for geochronology 4.4.3. Sieving 4.4.4. Co-variables 4.4.5. Preservation & Storage 4.4.6. Analytical methods 4.4.7. Normalisation techniques 4.5. Evaluation of metal background concentrations in sediment October 2008

5. Monitoring of chemical substances in aquatic biota. 5. 1 5. Monitoring of chemical substances in aquatic biota 5.1. Strategy for chemical biota monitoring 5.2. Selection of biota species 5.2.1. Lakes 5.2.2. Rivers 5.2.3. Transitional waters 5.2.4. Coastal and territorial waters 5.3. Sampling period 5.3.1. Lakes 5.3.2. Rivers 5.3.3. Transitional waters 5.3.4. Coastal and territorial waters 5.4. Technical aspects of biota sampling 5.4.1. Sampling methods 5.4.2. Selection of sites and sampling stations 5.4.3. Harmonization/normalization procedures 5.4.4. Analytical methods 5.4.5. Data analysis October 2008

6. Sediment and biota monitoring for trend analysis. 6. 1 6. Sediment and biota monitoring for trend analysis 6.1. Preparation of data for analysis. 6.2. Method used for trend analysis of time series 6.3. Presentation of trend analyses 6.4. Power of trend monitoring programmes to detect changes 7. Specific monitoring requirements for compliance checking 7.1. Monitoring of Mercury, Hexachlorobenzene and Hexachlorobutadiene in biota 8. Upcoming techniques 8.1. Passive sampler techniques for pore water monitoring 8.2. Bioassays for biota for ecological status interpretation and investigative monitoring 8.3. Tools for linking chemical and ecological status 9. Annexes 10. References October 2008

Contributions will be assembled to create a first draft version Still need for discussion... October 2008

Dedicated drafting meeting proposed and to be discussed with the group Proposal: 1.5 day meeting 29. + 30.1.09 JRC Ispra, Italy If dates are agreed during CMA plenary they will be checked with other drafting group members and confirmed within October. October 2008

Final draft at CMA plenary May 2009 Aim: Final draft at CMA plenary May 2009 October 2008