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APPENDIX C

LIST OF DETERMINANDS ASSESSED

BY EACH MONITORING PROGRAMME

TABLE C.1 List of determinands assessed by each monitoring programme

Table C.1 List of determinands assessed by each monitoring programme

Monitoring Programme Name	Matrix (biota, sediment, water) and monitored determinands
AMAP/Freshwater	Biota: Arsenic, Cadmium, Chlordane, Chromium, Copper, DDT, Dieldrin, Hexachlorobenzene, Hexachlorocyclohexane, Lead, Mercury, Nickel, PAH, PCB, Zinc. Sediment: Aluminium, Arsenic, Cadmium, Calcium, Chlordane, Chlorides, Chromium, Copper, DDT, Dieldrin, Hexachlorocyclohexane, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Mercury, Nickel, Organic carbon, Radionuclides^(1a), PAH, PCB, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium, Zinc. Water: Aluminium, Arsenic, Cadmium, Caesium, Calcium, Chlorides, Chromium, Conductivity, Copper, Flow, Fluorides, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Mercury, Nitrogen^(1b), Organic carbon, pH, Phosphorous, Planktonic flora, Potassium, Radionuclides^(1b), Selenium, Sodium, Sulphates, Suspended solids, Zinc
AMAP/Marine	Biota and water ^(2a): Arsenic, Cadmium, Chlordanes^(2b), Chromium, Caesium^(2b), Copper, DDTs^(2c), Dieldrin, HCB, HCH, Lead, Lipid, Mercury, Nickel, Oil hydrocarbons, PAHs^(2d), PCBs^(2e), PCCs^(2f), PCDDs, PCDFs, Planar PCBs^(2g), Plutonium^(2g), Selenium, Strontium^(2g), Zinc. Sediments: Arsenic, Cadmium, Chlordanes^(2b), Chromium, Caesium, Copper, DDTs^(2c), Dieldrin, Grand size (<63 µm), HCB, HCH, Lead, Lithium, Mercury, Nickel, Oil hydrocarbons, PAHs^(2d), PCBs^(2e), PCCs^(2f), PCDDs, PCDFs, Planar PCBs^(2g), Plutonium^(2g), Selenium, Strontium^(2g), TOC, Zinc.
AMHY	Water: Flow
BMP	Biota: Benthic fauna^(4a), Cadmium, Copper, DDE, DDT, Hexachlorocyclohexane, Lead, Mercury, PCB, Planktonic fauna, Planktonic flora^(4b), Zinc Water: Alkalinity, Ammonia, Chlorophyll-a, Dissolved Oxygen, Hydrogen sulphide, Nitrogen^(4c), pH, Phosphorous^(4d), Salinity, Silicon, Temperature.
Bucharest/85	Water: Alkalinity, Alpha activity, Ammonia, AOX, Arsenic, Benthic fauna^(5a), Beta activity, Bicarbonate, BOD, Caesium^(5a), Calcium, Chlorides, Chromium, COD^(5a), Coliforms, Conductivity, Copper, DDT, Dissolved Oxygen, Faecal coliforms, Flow, Hardness, Hexachlorocyclohexane, Hydrocarbons, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Nickel, Nitrogen^(5b), pH, Phenols, Phosphorous^(5c), Planktonic flora, Potassium, Sodium, Species list, Strontium, Sulphates, Surfactants, Suspended solids, Temperature, Total bacteria, Triazine, Tritium, Zinc.
CORINE/WATER	Water^(6a): Alkalinity, Ammonia, BOD, Cadmium, Chlorides, Chromium, COD, Coliforms, Conductivity, Copper, Dissolved Oxygen, Flow, Iron, Lead, Manganese, Nickel, Nitrogen^(6b), pH, Phosphorous^(6c), Zinc.
EC Bathing Water Directive	Water: Total Coliforms, Faecal Coliforms, DO, Tarry residues, Colour, Enteroviruses, Faecal coliforms, Faecal streptococci Floating materials, Mineral oils, Phenols, Salmonella, Surfactants, Transparency.
EC Freshwater Fish Directive	Water: Ammonia^(8a), BOD, Chlorides, Copper, Dissolved Oxygen, Hydrocarbons, Nitrates, pH, Phenols, Phosphorous, Suspended solids, Temperature, Zinc.
EC Shellfish Waters Directive	Water: Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium, Colour, Copper, Dissolved Oxygen, Faecal coliforms, Hydrocarbons, Lead, Mercury, Nickel, organohalogenated substances, substances affecting taste, saxitoxin, pH, Salinity, Silver, Suspended solids, Temperature, Zinc.
EEA -TF (Dobris)	Water: Alkalinity, Ammonia, BOD, Chlorides, COD, Copper, Dissolved Oxygen, Nitrogen^(10a), pH, Phosphorous^(10b), Zinc.
Elbe/89	Water: Alkalinity, Ammonia, AOX, Arsenic, Benthic fauna^(11a), Benzene, BOD, Cadmium, Calcium, Chlorides, Chlorobenzene, Chromium, COD, Coliforms, Colour, Conductivity, Copper, Dichlorethane, Dichlorobenzene^(11a), Dimethoat, Dissolved Oxygen, Faecal coliforms, Flow, Hexachlorobenzene, Iron, Lead, g-HCH, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Nickel, Nitrogen^(11b), Organic carbon^(11c), Parathion, PCB^(11d), Pentachlorophenol, pH Phosphorous^(11e), Planktonic flora^(11f), Potassium, Sodium, Sulphates, Suspended solids, Temperature, Tetrachloroethene, Toluen, Tetrachloromethane, Trichlorobenzene^(11g), Trichloroethene, Trichloromethane, Xylen, Zinc.
EU Exchange of Information Decisions	Water: Ammonia, BOD, Cadmium, Chlorides, COD, Coliforms, Conductivity, Dissolved Oxygen, Total Coliforms, Faecal coliforms, Faecal streptococci, Flow, Mercury, Nitrites, pH, Phosphorous^(12a), Salmonella, Temperature, Surfactants, biological quality.
FRIEND	Water: Flow
GEMS/WATER	Water: Aldrin, Alkalinity, Aluminium^(14a), Ammonia Anionic tensides MBAS, Arsenic^(14a), Barium^(14a), Benzene hexachloride, BOD, Boron^(14a), Cadmium^(14a), Calcium^(14a), Chlorides, Chromium^(14a) COD, Coliforms, Conductivity, Copper^(14a), Cyanide, DDD^(14b), DDE^(14b), DDT^(14c), Dieldrin, Dissolved Oxygen, Dissolved solids, Endrin, Faecal coliforms, Faecal streptococci, Flow, Fluorides^(14d), Hydrogen sulphide, Iron^(14a), Lead^(14a), Lithium^(14a), Magnesium^(14a), Manganese^(14a), Mercury^(14a), MIREX, Nickel^(14a), Nitrogen^(14e), Organic carbon, Organochlorides, Organophosphorus^(14f), PAH, PCB, pH, Phenols, Phosphorous^(14g), Planktonic flora, Potassium^(14a), Selenium^(14a), Silicon, Sodium, Sulphates, Suspended solids, Temperature, Temperature (atmospheric), Transparency, Zinc^(14a).
GRDC/WMO	Water: Runoff.
HYDABA/ICPR	Water^(16a): Alpha activity, Ammonia, AOX, Arsenic, Azinphos-ethyl, Azinphos-methyl, Bentazone, Benzene, Benzofluoranthene, Benzoperylene, Benzopyrene, Beta activity, Cadmium, Caesium, Calcium, Chlor-dimethylaniline, Chlor-nitrobenzene, Chloridazone, Chlorides, Chloroaniline, Chlorotoluene, Chlortoluron, Chromium, Conductivity, Copper, COT, DDD, DDE, DDT, Desethylatrazine, Dichloroaniline, Dichloroetane, Dichlorvos, Dimethylaniline, Dissolved Oxygen, Diuron, EDTA, Endosulfan, Fenthion, Flow, Fluoranthene, Hexachlorobenzene, Hexachlorobutadiene, Hexachlorocyclohexane, Indeno pyrene, Iron, Isoproturon, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Metazachlor, Nickel, Nitrobenzene, Nitrogen^(16b), Nitrotoluene, NTA, Organic carbon^(16c), Parathion, PCB, Pentachlorophenol, pH, Phosphorous^(16d), Potassium, Silicon, Sodium, Strontium, Sulphates, Suspended solids, Temperature, Tetrachloroethene, Triazine trichlorobenzene, Trichloroetane, Trichloroethene, Trichloromethane, Trifluralin, Tritium, Zinc.
ICES Environmental Data Bank	Water: physical measurements, inorganic, major constituents, inorganic metals, inorganic nutrients, major organic constituents, organochlorine (chlorobiphenyls), organochlorines (DDT), other organochlorines, hexachlorocyclohexanes, organometallic compounds. Biota: physical measurements, inorganic metals, radionuclides, organochlorine (chlorobiphenyls), organochlorines (cyclodienes or drins), organochlorines (DDT), other organochlorines, hexachlorocyclohexanes, organometallic compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, biological effects measurements (EROD ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase measurements), disease prevalence in fish Sediment: physical measurements, inorganic, major constituents, inorganic metals, inorganic nutrients, radionuclides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, organochlorine (chlorobiphenyls), organochlorines (cyclodienes or drins), organochlorines (DDT), organochlorines (dioxins), other organochlorines, hexachlorocyclohexanes, organometallic compounds, biological effects measurements (OEB oyster embryo bioassay).
LRTAP/ICP-IM	Biota: Biomass^(18a), Carbon dark fixation^(18b), Inorganic assimilated carbon^(18b), Respiration^(18a), Shannon-Wiener diversity index^(18a), Specimen density^(18a). Water: Alkalinity^(18c), Aluminium labile^(18c), Aluminium total^(18c), Calcium^(18d), Chloride^(18d), Chlorophyll a, Colour number, DOC, Dissolved oxygen, Flow in groundwater, Groundwater level, Iron^(18e), Magnesium^(18d), Manganese^(18e), Mercury, Nitrogen ammonium^(18d), Nitrogen nitrate^(18d), pH^(18c), Phosphorous phosphate, Phosphorous total, Potassium^(18d), Runoff, Silica^(18d), Sodium^(18d), Specific conductivity^(18c), Sulphur sulphate^(18d), Temperature.
JMP	Biota: Cadmium, Mercury, PCB. Water: Cadmium, Copper, Hexachlorocyclohexane, Lead, Mercury, Nitrogen^(19a), Phosphorous^(19b), Salinity, Suspended, solids, Zinc.
Lakes/EUROSTAT	Water: Acidity, Ammonia, Arsenic, BOD, Cadmium, Chromium, COD, Copper, Dissolved Oxygen, Dissolved solids, Lead, Mercury, Nickel, Nitrogen^(20a), Phosphorous^(20b), Suspended solids, Temperature, Transparency, Zinc.
LRTAP/ICP-Water	Water: Alkalinity, Calcium, Chlorides, Dissolved Oxygen, Inorganic assimilated carbon, Magnesium, Mercury, Organic carbon, pH, Planktonic flora, Potassium, Silicon, Sodium, Temperature.
Monitoring Master Plan	Biota: Cadmium, DDT, Dieldrin, Hexachlorocyclohexane, Lead, Mercury^(22a), PCB, PCP, HCBD, HCB, Drins, Chloroform, Carbon Tetrachloride Zinc. Sediment: Arsenic, Cadmium, Copper, Chromium, DDT, Drins, Hexachlorobenzene, Lead, Mercury^(22a), Nickel, PCB, Zinc. Water: Aldrin, Arsenic, Ammonia, Cadmium, Chlorophyll A, Chromium, Copper, Dieldrin, DDT, Dissolved Oxygen, Endrin, Hexachlorocyclohexane, HCBD, Lead, Mercury, Nickel, Nitrogen^(22b), PCP, Phosphorous^(22c), Salinity, Silica, Suspended solids, Temperature, Turbidity, Zinc
MEDPOL	Biota: Aldrin, Antimony, Aromatics, Arsenic, Beryllium, Cadmium, Chlordane, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, DDD^(23a), DDT^(23a), DDE^(23a), Dieldrin, Endrin, Endosulfan, Endosulfan Sulphate, Enteroviruses, E. Coli, Faecal Coliforms, Faecal Streptococci, Halogenated Hydrocarbons, m Heptachlor, Heptachlor Epoxide, Hexachlorobenzene, Iron, Lead, Lindane, Manganese, Mercury ^(23b), Molybdenum, Nickel, Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons, Polychlorinated Biphenyls^(23c), Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Rubidium, Salmonella, Selenium, Silver, Staphylococcus Aureus, Total Coliforms, Tin, Vanadium, Zinc. Sediment: Aldrin, Aliphatics, Antimony, Arsenic, Cadmium, Calcium^(23d), Chromium, Chlordane, Copper, DDD^(23a), DDT^(23a), DDE^(23a), Dieldrin, E. Coli, Endrin, Endosulfan, Endosulfan Sulphate, Enteroviruses, Faecal Coliforms, Faecal Streptococci, Halogenated Hydrocarbons, Heptachlor, Heptachlor Epoxide, Hexachlorobenzene, HCH, Iron, Lead, Lindane, Manganese, Mercury^(23b) , Molybdenum, Phenols, Phosphorus^(23e), Salmonella, Selenium, Staphylococcus aureus, Silver, Tin, Total Coliforms, Total Organic Carbon, Vanadium, Zinc. Water: Aldrin, Ammonia, Antimony, Arsenic, Beryllium, BOD, Cadmium, Caesium, COD, Chromium, Chlordane, Aromatics, Cobalt, E coli, Conductivity, Copper, DDD^(23a),DDT^(23a), DDE^(23a), Detergents, Dieldrin, Dissolved Oxygen, Endosulfan, Endosulfan Sulphate Endrin, Enteroviruses, Faecal Coliforms, Faecal Streptococci, Halogenated Hydrocarbons, Heptachlor ^(23f), Hexachlorobenzene, Hexachlorocyclohexane, Iron, Lead, Lindane, Manganese, Mercury^(23b), Molybdenum, Nickel, Nitrogen^(23g), PAHs, PCBs^(23c), Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Phenols, Phosphorus^(23e) Phytoplankton, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Rubidium, Salmonella, Selenium, Silver, Silicates, Staphylococcus aureus, Tar balls, Tin, Total Coliforms, Total Organic Carbon, Total Suspended Solids, Vanadium, Zinc.
PARCOM/Hg	Water: Mercury
PARCOM/Radioactive	Water: Alpha activity, alpha + beta activity, beta, beta + gamma activity, Tritium, Other radionuclides.
PARCOM/Refineries	Water: BOD, COD, Hydrocarbons, Oil from refineries, Organic carbon, Phenols, Sulphides.
PARCOM/TiO2	Water: Aluminium, Arsenic, Cadmium, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Hydrochloric acid, Iron^(27a), Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Nickel, Sodium, Sulphates, Titanium, Vanadium, Zinc, Zirconium.
PLCs/HELCOM	Water: Ammonia, AOX, Cadmium, Chromium, COD^(28a), Copper, Flow, Lead, Mercury, Nickel, Nitrogen^(28a), Organic carbon, Phosphorous^(28b), Suspended solids, Zinc.
Regensburg/87	Water: Alkalinity, Alpha activity, Ammonia, AOX, Arsenic, Benthic fauna, Beta activity, BOD, Cadmium, Calcium, Chlorides, Chromium, COD, Coliforms, Conductivity, Copper, Dissolved Oxygen, Faecal coliforms, Faecal streptococci, Flow, Hardness, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Nickel, Nitrate, Organic carbon^(29a), pH, Phosphorous^(29b), Salmonella, Sulphates, Suspended solids, Temperature, Tetrachloroethane, Tetrachloromethane, Trichloroethane, Trichloromethane, Tritium, Zinc.
EUROSTAT/Rivers	Water: Acidity, Ammonia, Arsenic, BOD, Cadmium, Chromium, COD, Copper, Dissolved Oxygen, Dissolved solids, Flow, Lead, Mercury, Nickel, Nitrogen^(30a), Phosphorous, Salmonella, Streptococci, Suspended solids, Temperature, Tensio active substances, Zinc.
SIREN-IW/OECD	Water: Ammonia, BOD, Cadmium, Copper, Dissolved Oxygen, Lead, Nitrogen^(31a), Phosphorous^(31b).
JAMP/OSPAR94	Primary list of determinands: Cadmium, Mercury, Nutrients, Oil, PAHs, Lead, PCBs, phytoplankton, Radionuclides, TBT. Further information will be taken into account in the development and implementation of the JAMP.

Notes:
^(1a)Radionuclides in lake sediments: Pb-210 (essential), Cs-134, Cs-137 (both recommended)
^(1b)Nitrogen: Nitrate, Tot-N
Radionuclides in water: Cs-134, Cs-137, gross gamma radiation (all of them recommended).
^(2a)All determinands in water are recommended, except Cs-134, Cs-137 and Sr-90 which are considered essential.
^(2b) Chlordanes: cis-chlordane, trans-nonachlor, cis-nonachlor, trans-chlordane.
^(2c)DDTs: pp-DDT, pp-DDE, pp-DDD Caesium: Cs-143; Cs-137
^(2d) PAH: Naphthalene, and C1-, C2-, and C3- alkyl derivatives; Anthracene; Phenanthrene and C1- and C2- alkyl derivatives; Dibenzothiophene and C1- and C2- alkyl derivatives; Fluoranthene; Pyrene; Benzo[a]anthracene; Chrysene; Benzofluoranthenes; Benzo[e]pyrene; Benzo[a]pyrene; Perylene; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyren and Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene.
^(2e) Cbs nos. 28,31,52,101,105,118,138,153,156,180.
^(2f) PCCs: Toxaphene.
^(2g) Planar Cbs: IUPAC nos 77,126,169
Plutonium: Pb-239; Pb-240
Strontium: Sr-90
^(4a) Zoobenthos and zooplankton
^(4b) Chlorophyll-a, phytoplankton, phaeopigment.
^(4c) NO3-N; NO2-N; Tot-N
^(4d) Dissolved inorganic phosphorous, Tot-P.
^(5a) Benthic fauna: Saprobic index, saprobic level. COD:COD, COD-Mn Caesium: Cs-134, Cs-137
^(5b) Nitrite, Nitrate.
^(5c) Orthophosphate; Tot-P
^(6a) Data from the EU Exchange of Information, except Coliforms (based on the EC bathing Water Directive) and Flow.
^(6b) NO3-N, Tot-N.
^(6c) PO4-P, Tot-P
^(8a) Non-ionised ammonia, Tot-ammonium.
^(10a) Tot-N, NO3-N
^(10b) Tot-P, Dissolved orthophosphate.
^11a) Benthic fauna: Saprobic index.Dichlorobenzene:1,2-; 1,3-; 1,4- Dichlorobenzene
^(11b) NO3-N, NO2-N
^(11c) DOC, TOC
^(11d) PCBs nos. 101, 138, 153, 180, 52, 28, Tot-PCBs.
^(11e) Tot-P, Orthophosphate.
^(11f) Chlorophyll, phytoplankton
^(11g) 1,2,3-; 1,2,4-; 1,3,5- Trichlorobenzene
^(12a) Tot-P
^(14a) Measured as total and dissolved.
^(14b) DDDs: op-DDD; pp-DDD; pp-DDD olefin.DDEs: op-DDE; pp-DDE.
^(14c) DDTs: op-DDT; pp-DDT; total-DDT.
^(14d) Fluoride: for groundwater stations only.
^(14e) NO3+NO2; Tot-N.
^(14f) Dissolved and particulate.
^(14g) Dissolved and particulate: PO3-P, PO4-P; Tot-P.
^(16a) Determinands measured in suspended matter: COT, Tot-P, Fe, Hg, Ni, Zn, Cu, Cr, Pb, Cd, Mn, As; 2,4' DDT; 4,4' DDT; 2,4' DDD; 4,4' DDD; 2,4' DDE; 4,4' DDE; 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene; 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene; 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene ; Hexachlorobenzene; PCB 28; PCB 52; PCB 101; PCB 118; PCB 138; PCB 153; PCB 180; Fluoranthene; Benzo(b)fluoranthene; Benzo(k)fluoranthene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Benzo(ghi)perylene; Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene.
^(16b) NO3-N, Tot-N.
^(16c) TOC, DOC.
^(16d) Orthophosphate, Tot-P.
^(18a) Determinands to be measured in the hydrobiology of lakes and hydrobiology of streams subprogrammes.
^(18b) Determinands to be measured in the hydrobiology of lakes subprogramme.
^(18c) Also measured in groundwater.
^(18d) Also measured as dissolved in groundwater.
^(18e) Measured as dissolved in groundwater only.
^(19a) NO3-N, Tot-N
^(19b) PO4-P, Tot-P
^(20a) NO3-N, Tot-N
^(20b) Tot-P
^(22a) Methyl-Hg.
^(22b) NO3-N, NO2-N, Tot-N.
^(22c) Orthophosphate, Total dissolved phosphorus.
^(23a) op-DDD; pp-DDD; op-DDT; pp-DDT; op-DDE; pp-DDE.
^(23b) Total and Organic Mercury , Sediment and biota, Total in water
^(23c)As Arochlor 1254, 1260.
^(23d)Calcium; Calcium carbonate.
^(23e) Organic Phosphorous; Tot-P; Phosphates (only in water)
^(23f) Heptachlor; Heptachlor Epoxide.
^(23g) Nitrates; Nitrites; Nitrates+Nitrites; Tot-N.
^(27a) Tot-Fe, Iron (II) Chloride, Iron (II) sulphate
^(28a) COD: COD-Mn; COD-Cr. Nitrogen: NO3-N, NO2-N, Tot-N.
^(28b) Tot-P, PO4-P
^(29a) TOC, DOC
^(29b) Orthophosphate, Tot-P.
^(30a) Tot-N, Orthophosphate.
^(31a) Nitrates, Tot-N
^(31b) Tot-P