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Marine HNS Response Manual: Multi-regional Bonn Agreement, HELCOM, REMPEC.
(Project WestMopoco, 2021)
Maritime transport is often described as
“the backbone of globalized trade and the
manufacturing supply chain”, since more
than 80% of the global merchandise trade
by volume is carried by sea.
Some of the goods ...
Guidelines for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in sediment.
(HELCOM, Helsinki, Finland, 2017)
This Technical note provides advice on the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in total marine sediments, sieved fractions, and suspended particulate matter. The analysis of PAH compounds in sediments basically ...
Guidelines for the determination of persistent organic compounds (POPs) in seawater.
(HELCOM, Helsinki, Finland, 2017)
These guidelines concentrate on the sampling and extraction of lipophilic persistent organic pollutants from seawater and also address special aspects of the sampling matrix. Those pollutants comprise the group of polycyclic ...
Technical annex on the determination of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in biota.
(HELCOM, Helsinki, Finland, 2021)
(PFAAs) are global environmental contaminants. PFOS and PFOA are chemically and biologically inert and very stable (Poulsen et al. 2005). PFOS meets the P (Persistent) and vP (very Persistent) criteria due to slow degradation. ...
HELCOM Manual on Co-operation in Response to Marine Pollution: within the framework of the Helsinki Convention.
(HELCOM, Helsinki, Finland, 2021)
According to the Helsinki Convention the Contracting Parties shall agree bi- or multilaterally on those regions of the Baltic Sea, in which they act together. This is to maintain ability to respond to spillages of oil and ...
HELCOM Guidelines for the annual and periodical compilation and reporting of waterborne pollution inputs to the Baltic Sea (PLC-Water)
(HELCOM, Helsinki, Finland, 2022)
Since the establishment of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea
Area (Helsinki Convention) in 1974, the Commission for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the
Baltic Sea ...
HELCOM Indicator Manual. Version 2020-1.
(HELCOM, Helsinki, Finland, 2020)
The HELCOM indicators are a critical
component of the Baltic Sea Action
Plan (BSAP) and its approach to the
assessment of good ecological/environmental
status (referred to as ‘good status’ from here on)
in the marine ...
Guidelines for monitoring of radioactive substances.
(HELCOM, Helsinki, Finland, 2020)
Routine station network for regular monitoring programme is recommended as indicated in the following list and maps. Sampling frequency is once a year.
Additional stations and samples are recommended, and reporting of the ...
Guideline on the determination of Perfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) in seawater.
(HELCOM, Helsinki, Finland, 2018)
Perfluorooctane sulphonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are considered global environmental contaminants. PFOS and PFOA are chemically and biologically ...
Manual for Marine Monitoring in the COMBINE Programme of HELCOM.
(HELCOM, Helsinki, Finland, 2017)
Monitoring is since long a well-established function of the Helsinki Convention. Monitoring of physical, chemical and biological variables of the open sea started in 1979, monitoring of radioactive substances in the Baltic ...