Identification

Title

WFD Cycle 2 priority haz substances classification

Alternative title(s)

Abstract

This dataset is a subset of the "WFD Classification Status Cycle 2" product and contains classification data for the sub element Priority Hazardous Substances (abbreviated to PHS) as used in the assessment for Chemical status for the water framework directive (WFD). The data is presented as a row per individual WFD water body. WFD provided for measures against chemical pollution of surface waters which included the selection and regulation of substances of European Union (EU)-wide concern called the priority substances. The list of priority substances was selected from amongst those presenting a significant risk to or via the aquatic environment at EU level. It also required the designation of a subset of priority hazardous substances and proposals for controls to reduce the emissions, discharges and losses of all the substances and to phase out the emissions, discharges and losses of the subset of priority hazardous substances. This sub element classification is based on the classification of the individual elements identified as Priority Hazardous Substances within the larger list of Priority Substances and Certain Other Pollutants according to Annex II of Directive 2008/105/EC. The classification for the individual elements are assessed as either Good or fail. The PHS classification is then based on a one out all out process meaning if a single PHS element fails then the PHS sub element classification will fail. If there are no individual PHS elements in classification the PHS sub element classification result is listed as does not require assessment (DRNA). Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2016. All rights reserved.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://ea.sharefile.com/d-s8ccc31b4cfb4c709

protocol:

name:

description: External version on Defra Data Services Platform

https://support.environment.data.gov.uk/hc/en-gb

protocol: http:

name: DSP_CUSTOMER_FORUM

description: DEFRA Data Services Platform Customer Forum

Unique resource identifier

code

c7ce99e1-bb60-43c1-8824-09bcee764b7c

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

OpenData

Keyword set

keyword value

EC Directive

Keyword set

keyword value

water quality

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-6.236

East bounding longitude

2.072

North bounding latitude

55.816

South bounding latitude

49.943

Extent

Extent group

authority code

code identifying the extent

http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/country/england

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2015-12-02

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2015-12-09

Frequency of update

annually

Quality and validity

Lineage

The Water Framework Directive classification system is risk based and focuses on where there is likely to be a problem. It uses a principle known as "one out, all out", which means the poorest individual results drive the overall classification for a water body. It reports on over 30 quality elements, grouped into ecological status and chemical status. Ecological status includes physico-chem (e.g. nutrients, pH, dissolved oxygen, ammonia) , biological elements (e.g. phytoplankton, macroalgae, fish, invertebrates) , specific pollutants (e.g. metals and compounds, organic compounds) , hydromorphology (e.g. depth, width, flow, structure). Chemical status is assessed using priority substances, priority hazardous substances and other pollutants that present a significant risk to the water environment.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Proprietary format | MS Excel (XLS)

version of format

Unknown

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Open Government Licence

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

web address

https://support.environment.data.gov.uk/hc/en-gb

description: Defra Data Services Forum

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

metadata@environment-agency.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2020-03-19

Metadata language

eng