Coastal zone of the Black Sea

Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column; Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Concentration of other hydrocarbons in the water column; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; River flow and discharge; Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column; Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Concentration of other organic contaminants in the water column; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column; Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column

Discrete water samplers; autoanalysers

The Black Sea Information System (BSIS) is the key element of the implementation of the Information Strategy of the Black Sea Commission (BSC). The system provides tools for reporting and integration of environmental data at the regional level. The BSIS serves to the informational needs of the BSC and its Programmes, particularly, the Black Sea Integrated Monitoring and Assessment Programme (BSIMAP). The main purpose of the BSIMAP and BSIS is to provide reliable and consolidated data for ‘state of the environment’ reporting, ‘impact assessments’ of major pollutant sources, ‘transboundary diagnostic analysis’, SAP implementation reports. The BSIMAP provides common format reports to the BSC annually since 2001. The data are loaded into BSIS. BSIS operates under SQL-server Database Management System. The main databases of the BSIS organized according to the thematic division of the BSC Advisory Groups and includes the followings: Pollution monitoring and assessment database; Biodiversity Conservation database; Fisheries and Aquaculture database; Integrated Coastal Zone Management database; Land-based pollution sources database; Environmental aspects of shipping database. The Land-based pollution sources database contains data on concentration of inorganic and organic contaminants in river, industrial and municipal discharges, as well as flow parameters.

Publications of the Black Sea Commission (2009) Implementation of the Strategic Action Plan for the Rehabilitation and Protection of the Black Sea (2002-2007), BCS

Permanent Secretariat Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution
Dolmabahce Sarayi 2 Hareket Kosku
Besiktas, Istanbul

34353
Turkey