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Eutrophication: Status of Danish marine waters
The National Environmental Research Institute has published an assessment of the eutrophication status of Danish marine waters entitled “Nutrients and Eutrophication of Danish Marine Waters”. The focus is on the ecological consequences and on the implications for management of marine ecosystems.
Marine eutrophication – or nutrient enrichment – is largely attributable to excess nutrients flowing from upstream catchments into coastal waters. This nutrient enrichment can result in algal blooms, oxygen depletion, mortality of fish and organisms inhabiting the seabed, and other undesirable effects. The result is often impairment of environmental and habitat quality objectives.
The assessment report explains technical aspects of eutrophication and assesses the present situation. In addressing abatement strategies, the assessment discusses the importance of developing normalized indices and setting ecological quality objectives. The assessment also reviews the National Action Plans on the Aquatic Environment from 1987 and 1997, and other policy options for reducing nutrient losses and discharges.
Further information: Gunni Ærtebjerg, National Environmental Research Institute. Phone: +45 4630 1260. E-mail: gae@dmu.dk, and Jesper Andersen, National Environmental Research Institute. Phone: +45 4630 1280. E-mail: jha@dmu.dk
The assessment is available at: http://www.dmu.dk/1_viden/2_Publikationer/3_Ovrige/rapporter/ospar.asp
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