Background load of Phosphorus
Short description
This dataset reflects spatial distribution of nutrients load and load of selected hazardous substances on the Baltic Sea from land based sources. The data, obtained through national monitoring programmes in 2014, were reported by Contracting Parties to HELCOM in the frame of HELCOM PLC-6 project and collected in the HELCOM Pollution Load Compilation (PLC-water) database (http://apps.nest.su.se/helcom_plus/). The reporting was organized in accordance with the HELCOM Guidelines for the annual and periodical compilation and reporting of waterborne pollution inputs to the Baltic Sea (PLC-Water, http://www.helcom.fi/Lists/Publications/PLC-Water%20Guidelines.pdf). The dataset has been produced based on guidance by HELCOM PRESSURE and REDCORE Drafting Group. The dataset contains following attributes: Source code: unique code of the sub-catchment Name: sub-catchment name Sub-basin: Baltic Sea PLC sub-basin Country: country in the BS catchment area Monitoring: monitoring status Diffuse load per sq.km: diffuse P load in kg per sq.km Background load per sq.km: background P load in kg per sq.km Agricultural load per sq.km: agricultural P load in kg per sq.km
Point of contact
HELCOM Secretariat
data@helcom.fi
Spatial extent
['7.043657', '44.128929', '47.825704', '69.683379']
Type
dataset
Metadata information
Identifier
Keywords
Environmental monitoring facilities ; GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ;

phosphorus ; environmental impact ; land-based marine pollution ; GEMET ;

MADS ; Waterborne land-based pollution ; Loads from sub-catchments ; Background load ;

Resource provider(s)
HELCOM Secretariat
data@helcom.fi

Lineage
The dataset is based on data reported by HELCOM Contracting Parties annually to HELCOM PLC database (http://apps.nest.su.se/helcom_plus/). The tabular data was extracted from the PLC database and spatially referenced and prepared for publication by the HELCOM Secretariat. The dataset was approved for publication by HELCOM PRESSURE 8-2018 meeting.