(2024). Assessment of chemical contamination in bivalves and sediment for MSFD assessment cycle 3 (2024). SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/97976
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Assessment of chemical contamination in bivalves and sediment for MSFD assessment cycle 3 (2024)
Good Environmental Status assessment (GES) for descriptor 8 (contaminants, D8) of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) is reached when concentrations of contaminants are at levels not giving rise to pollution effects. It is described by 4 criteria among which the first one focus on the concentration of the contaminants in the environment (criteria 1 of the D8, D8C1). The environmental status for D8 in France includes assessment of contaminant concentrations in sediment, bivalves, fish, birds, mammals to cover the French marine area the continental shelf from the coast line).
The 8 tables below present the assessment of the chemical contamination in sediment and bivalves on the coastal area of the 4 French marine subregions for D8 as part of the 2024 GES assessment. These tables report the status and temporal trends of each station x matrice x substance triplet in each of the 4 French marine subregions. Explanation on how to read the cells is given in the “read file”.
The environmental assessment for D8 in France can be found in Mauffret al., 2023 (DOI:10.13155/97214). It includes 17 national indicator assessments, 4 OSPAR indicators and integrated assessment in selected assessment units at the level of the criteria 1 and 2.
Disciplines
Environment
Parameters
Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in biota , Metal concentrations in biota , Concentration of other organic contaminants in biota , Concentration of other substances in biota , Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in biota , Trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in biota , Metal concentrations in sediment , Organometallic species concentration parameters in biota , Organometallic and organometalloid species concentration parameters in sediments , Pesticide concentrations in biota 
Devices
Keywords
MSFD, descriptor 8, contamination, bivalve, sediment
Species
Mytilus edulis (bay mussel, blue mussel, common blue mussel, common mussel, edible blue mussel) , Mytilus galloprovincialis (Galician mussel, Mediterranean mussel, Padstow mussel) , Magallana gigas (giant cupped oyster, giant oyster, giant pacific oyster, immigrant oyster, Japanese oyster, Pacific cupped oyster, Pacific giant oyster, Pacific oyster, Portuguese oyster) , Donax trunculus (truncate donax, truncated wedge clam) , Cerastoderma edule (common cockle, common edible cockle, common European cockle, edible cockle) , Callista chione (brown callista, brown venus, cock, smooth callista, smooth venus) , Crepidula fornicata (American slipper limpet, American slipper-limpet, common Atlantic slippersnail, oyster-pest, slipper limpet, slipper shell) , Ruditapes philippinarum (Japanese carpet shell, Japanese clam, Japanese littleneck, Japanese littleneck clam, Manila clam, Manilla clam, short-necked clam) , Ruditapes decussatus (chequered carpet shell, chequered carpetclam, chequered venus, grooved carpet shell, cross-cut carpet shell) , Venus verrucosa (clam, warty venus, warty venus shell)
Location
51N, 41S, 10E, -7W
Data
| File | Size | Format | Processing | Access | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Contamination in bivalves (Bay of Biscay) | 145 Ko | XLS, XLSX | Quality controlled data | ||
Contamination in bivalves (Celtic Sea and Western English Channel) | 67 Ko | XLS, XLSX | Quality controlled data | ||
Contamination in bivalves (Eastern English Channel and Greater North Sea) | 90 Ko | XLS, XLSX | Quality controlled data | ||
Contamination in bivalves (Western Mediterranean Sea) | 222 Ko | XLS, XLSX | Quality controlled data | ||
Contamination in sediment (Bay of Biscay) | 59 Ko | XLS, XLSX | Quality controlled data | ||
Contamination in sediment (Celtic Sea and Western English Channel) | 36 Ko | XLS, XLSX | Quality controlled data | ||
Contamination in sediment (Eastern English Channel and Greater North Sea) | 57 Ko | XLS, XLSX | Quality controlled data | ||
Contamination in sediment (Western Mediterranean Sea) | 43 Ko | XLS, XLSX | Quality controlled data | ||
Readme | 395 Ko | XLS, XLSX |
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Mauffret Aourell
