ISPRANational Institute for Environmental Protection and

Research

EMODNET Chemistry 2 Kick-off meeting

Trieste (Italy), 3-5 June 2013 Anna Maria Cicero

ISPRA - Trieste (Italy), 3-5 June 2013

ISPRA is a National public body, subject to the vigilance of the Ministry of the Environment, Territory and Sea

Merging of three former institutions:• Agency for Environmental Protection and

Technical Services (APAT)• Central Institute for Marine Research

(ICRAM)• National Institute for Wildlife (INFS)

Coordinates the Federal Council of the Italian Regional Environmental Agencies

ISPRA

ISPRA and Marine PolicyProvides support to the Ministry of the Environment on:

• Controlling the quality of the marine environment• Provides assistance to regional agencies for

protection of the sea against pollution

In the framework of the C.I.S of the Water Framework Directive:

1. Coordinator of the Geographical Mediterranean Intercalibration Group (Med GIG) for Coastal (CW) and Transitional (TW) WatersIn the framework of the Mediterranean Action Plan of the

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-MAP):

1. National Focal Point for Mediterranean Pollution Assessment and Control Programme (MED POL) (Land Based Sources Protocol)

2. National Focal Point for Specially Protected Areas in the (Specially Protected Areas Protocol)ISPRA - Trieste (Italy), 3-5 June 2013

ISPRA and MSFD

Production of Report Marine Strategy Framework Directive on Initial Assessment, definition of Good Environmental Status and determination of Environmental Targets for MS Italy

ISPRA - Trieste (Italy), 3-5 June 2013

MS representatives for Italy in C. I.S. Working Groups:• DIKE: on Data Information Knowledge and

Exchange (Giordano Giorgi)• GES: on Good Environmental Status• ESA: on Socio-economic analysis Contribution to JRC Program Monitoring Guidelines to be developed by end of 2013

ISPRA and EMODNET

Data provider for nutrients and contaminants from the following Italian monitoring network:• Regional EIONET-SOE managed by Regional

Environmental Protection Agencies• Research network (CNR, CoNiSMa) for

Descriptor D5 (Eutrophication) and D8 (Contaminants) for MSFD

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Coordinator of WP3 on QA/QC validation and MSFD -Interaction

  DESCRIPTOR D5 - EUTROPHICATION

Western Mediterranean Sea; Ionian Sea and the Central Mediterranean Sea; Adriatic Sea

MATRIX PARAMETER_GROUP PARAMETERSTEMPORAL_ COVERAGE

Water Column

Dissolved Gases Dissolved Oxygen - [mg/L], [% sat.] 2001-2011

Organic Matter Chlorophyll a pigment concentrations [µg/L ] 2001-2011

Fertilisers and other Nitrogen and Phosphorus rich substances

PO4-P, NO3-N, NO2-N, NH4-N, C, TN, TP, Si_SiO4 - [µmol/L], [µg/L] 2001-2011

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  DESCRIPTOR D8 - CONTAMINANTSWestern Mediterranean Sea; Ionian Sea and the Central Mediterranean Sea; Adriatic Sea

MATRIX PARAMETER_GROUP PARAMETERS

TEMPORAL_ COVERAGE

Biota, Sediments

Heavy Metals

As, Cr total, Ni, Pb, Cd, Hg, Zn, Al, Cu, Fe, V - [mg/kg] dw

2001-2011

Synthetic Compounds

PAH - [mg/kg] dw

Halogenated Organic Compounds - [mg/kg] dw

Pesticides - [mg/kg] dw

Organotin Compounds - [mg/kg] dw2001-2011

Hydrocarbon Mineral Oils 2001-2011

WaterRadionuclides 137_Cesium - [mBq/L]

2001-2011

SedimentsRadionuclides 137_Cesium - [Bq/Kg] dw 2001-2011

BiotaRadionuclides

137_Cesium - [Bq/Kg] dw 210_Polonium -[Bq/Kg] dw 2001-2011

Roma, 24 febbraio 2011

  ACQUISITION and MANAGEMENT DATA

The acquisition data for the MSFD Directive by the External

Institutions to ISPRA is carried out through the application of defined

rules, by Standard Formats that are processed in accordance with

the SEADATANET standards.

The management data is achieved through the storage in a

centralized database in order to be able to use the data in integrated

mode for the scientific elaboration, control and representation.

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Thank you for your attention!

ISPRA - Trieste (Italy), 3-5 June 2013