Assessing environmental quality status by integrating chemical and biological effect data: The Cartagena coastal zone as a case
Cartagena coastal zone (W Mediterranean) was chosen for a practical case study to investigate the suitability of an integrated indicator framework for marine monitoring and assessment of chemicals and their effects, which was developed by ICES and OSPAR. Red mullet (Mullus barbatus) and the Mediterr...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/320701 2024-02-11T10:06:28+01:00 Assessing environmental quality status by integrating chemical and biological effect data: The Cartagena coastal zone as a case Martínez-Gómez, Concepción Fernández-Galindo, Beatriz Robinson, Craig David Campillo-González, Juan Antonio León, Víctor Manuel Benedicto, J. Hylland, Ketil Vethaak, André Dirk Mediterranean Sea Western Mediterranean Sea 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/10508/10457 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/320701 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.04.008 en eng Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia AM Marine Environmental Research, En prensa. 2016: X-x 0141-1136 http://hdl.handle.net/10508/10457 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/320701 doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.04.008 21980 open Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia Medio Marino research article 2016 ftcsic https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.04.008 2024-01-16T11:46:09Z Cartagena coastal zone (W Mediterranean) was chosen for a practical case study to investigate the suitability of an integrated indicator framework for marine monitoring and assessment of chemicals and their effects, which was developed by ICES and OSPAR. Red mullet (Mullus barbatus) and the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) were selected as target species. Concentrations of contaminants in sediment and biota, and contaminant-related biomarkers were analysed. To assess environmental quality in the Cartagena coastal zone with respect to chemical pollution, data were assessed using available assessment criteria, and then integrated for different environmental matrices. A qualitative scoring method was used to rank the overall assessments into selected categories and to evaluate the confidence level of the final integrated assessment. The ICES/OSPAR integrated assessment framework, originally designed for the North Atlantic, was found to be applicable for Mediterranean species and environmental matrices. Further development of assessment criteria of chemical and biological parameters in sediments and target species from the Mediterranean will, however, be required before this framework can be fully applied for determining Good Environmental Status (GES) of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive in these regions. SI Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Marine Environmental Research 124 106 117 |
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Cartagena coastal zone (W Mediterranean) was chosen for a practical case study to investigate the suitability of an integrated indicator framework for marine monitoring and assessment of chemicals and their effects, which was developed by ICES and OSPAR. Red mullet (Mullus barbatus) and the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) were selected as target species. Concentrations of contaminants in sediment and biota, and contaminant-related biomarkers were analysed. To assess environmental quality in the Cartagena coastal zone with respect to chemical pollution, data were assessed using available assessment criteria, and then integrated for different environmental matrices. A qualitative scoring method was used to rank the overall assessments into selected categories and to evaluate the confidence level of the final integrated assessment. The ICES/OSPAR integrated assessment framework, originally designed for the North Atlantic, was found to be applicable for Mediterranean species and environmental matrices. Further development of assessment criteria of chemical and biological parameters in sediments and target species from the Mediterranean will, however, be required before this framework can be fully applied for determining Good Environmental Status (GES) of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive in these regions. SI |
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Assessing environmental quality status by integrating chemical and biological effect data: The Cartagena coastal zone as a case |
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