Overlap between the monitoring requirements of the Water

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Framework Directive and the Marine Conventions

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Helsinki Commission

2002

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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION 3

2. SUMMARY OF THE MAIN MONITORING REQUIREMENTS OF THE WATER FRAMEWORK

DIRECTIVE 5

2.1 Background 5

2.2 Objectives of monitoring 5

2.3 Spatial scale 7

2.4 Time scale 8

2.5 Determinands 8

3. OVERALL COMPARISON OF THE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS 11

3.1 Introduction 11

3.2 Comparison of objectives 12

3.3 Types of monitoring 13

3.4 Water bodies monitored 14

3.5 Types and numbers of monitoring station 14

3.6 Quality elements and matrices monitored 17

3.7 Determinands measured 20

3.8 Frequency of monitoring 23

3.9 Basis for comparison and classification of monitoring results 24

3.10 Monitoring reporting requirements 25

3.11 Legal standing 27

4. CONCLUSIONS 29

5. REFERENCES 33