doi: 10.7763/IJESD.2015.V6.729
MSFD Descriptor 9: Between Health and Environment
C. Maggi
,
serena.lomiri@isprambiente.it ,
M. T. Berducci ,
B. Di Lorenzo ,
M. D’Antona ,
A. Ausili
- ISPRA, Institute for Environmental Protection and
Abstract
The aim of the Marine Strategy is to achieve ormaintain good environmental status (GES) in marine watersacross Europe, by means a set of 11 descriptors, and to ensurethat the marine use is compatible with the conservation ofecosystems. Italy performed the initial assessment (IA),according to Descriptor 9, of the marine waters under itsjurisdiction; to do that, Italy proposed statistical range ofacceptance to achieve the GES, identified a method to usehealth results for assessing environmental status.<br>Some reflections and considerations that emerged during IAphase, performed under D9, are reported in order to help toclarify and simplify some technical aspects, particularly withrespect to terms and concepts unclear that, if ignored, couldcause a not correct evaluation.
Keywords
- Descriptor 9
- good environmental status
- MSFD
- public health
- seafood
How to Cite
C. Maggi, serena.lomiri@isprambiente.it, M. T. Berducci, B. Di Lorenzo, M. D’Antona, and A. Ausili, "MSFD Descriptor 9: Between Health and Environment," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, vol. 6, no. 12, pp. 958-963, 2015. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJESD.2015.V6.729
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