Hazardous substances HOLAS 3 (Baltic sea)

This dataset represents the integrated assessment of hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea in 2016-2021.

This dataset displays the result of the assessment in HELCOM Assessment unit Level 3 (Division of the Baltic Sea into 17 sub-basins and further division into coastal and offshore areas).

Data and Resources

Additional Info

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Original title Integrated Contamination Status Assessment HOLAS 3
Original abstract
Topic category
  • source_of_pollution
Sub category
Resource language English
Domain area
  • baltic_sea
Owner HELCOM
Provider HELCOM
Data portal helcom
Presentation form Map (map represented in raster or vector form)
Spatial representation Vector - polygon
Coordinate reference system epsg:3035 - ETRS89 / LAEA Europe
Web services
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    Derived datasets
    Successor of
    Predecessor of
    Temporal extent 2022-11-01
    2025-10-31
    Spatial extent
    Data accessibility
    Validation level Official data
    Additional information
    Metadata completeness Complete
    Notes

    Additional info - MSP - Environment

    Species, habitats, ecosystems, pressures

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    MSFD Classes Pressure: Substances, litter and energy - Input of other substances - diffuse sources, point sources, atmospheric deposition, acute events
    MSFD Descriptors/Criteria
    • D8 Contaminants
    • D8C1 Contaminant in environment
    • D8C3 Significant acute pollution events
    Non MSFD Classes
      WFD

        Additional info - MSP - Oceanographic and CC

        Physics, biochemistry, EOV, ECV

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        Variables

          Additional info - MSP - Conservation

          Protected areas, OECM, IBA, EBSA, CCH, IMMA, ...

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          Types
            Zonation

            Additional info - MSP - Maritime activities

            Aquaculture, fishing, transport, energy, ...

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            Activity types

              Additional info - MSP - Coastal & Land use and planning

              Land use, land cover, planning (strategic, coordination, operational)

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              Types

                Additional info - MSP - Socio-economic

                Living and non-living resources, shipping, tourism, energy, ...

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                Activity types
                  Value types
                    Categories

                      Additional info - MSP - Ecosystem Services

                      Provisioning, regulation & maintenance, cultural

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                      CICES classes

                        Additional info - MSP - Legal, Governance & Planning

                        Strategic, legislation, planning, administrative, enforcement

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                        Themes Environment (e.g. pollution and biodiversity)
                        Functions
                          Who is in charge?

                          Additional info - MSP - Relevance

                          Relevance of the dataset / resource in supporting the MSP process at different spatial scales and temporal frames

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                          Relevance (spatial and temporal)