1. CMA Drafting group on sediment/biota monitoring
October 2008

2. 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

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

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

5. 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Draft guidance versions and other info will be on CIRCA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

6. 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 in Pau, France and detailed outline contributions for the different chapters. Contributions from participants have been collected and included.
Contacts:
Valeria Dulio Mario Carere Georg Hanke Stefano Polesello and N.N.
October 2008

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

8. 4. Monitoring of chemical substances in sediment. 4. 1
4. Monitoring of chemical substances in sediment Strategy for chemical sediment monitoring Selection of sediment sampling sites Lakes Rivers Transitional waters Coastal and territorial waters Selection of sediment sampling frequency Lakes Rivers Transitional waters Coastal and territorial waters Technical aspects of sediment sampling Sampling for pollution status evaluation: top 5 cm Sampling for geochronology Sieving Co-variables Preservation & Storage Analytical methods Normalisation techniques Evaluation of metal background concentrations in sediment
October 2008

9. 5. Monitoring of chemical substances in aquatic biota. 5. 1
5. Monitoring of chemical substances in aquatic biota Strategy for chemical biota monitoring Selection of biota species Lakes Rivers Transitional waters Coastal and territorial waters Sampling period Lakes Rivers Transitional waters Coastal and territorial waters Technical aspects of biota sampling Sampling methods Selection of sites and sampling stations Harmonization/normalization procedures Analytical methods Data analysis
October 2008

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

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

12. Dedicated drafting meeting proposed and to be discussed with the group
Proposal: 1.5 day meeting
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

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