Pressure

Working Group on the Reduction of Pressures from the Baltic Sea Catchment Area

The Pressure WG provides the necessary technical basis to the work on inputs of nutrients and hazardous substances from both diffuse and point sources on land, including follow-up of the implementation of the HELCOM nutrient reduction scheme.

The group focuses on developing solutions to the policy-relevant questions and needs. Besides nutrients and hazardous substances, Pressure WG also has marine litter and underwater noise in its portfolio.

Since September 2014, ​the Pressure group has incorporated all functions of the former HELCOM Land​ Working Group.

Documents

Action areas

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Meetings of Pressure WG

Upcoming HELCOM meetings

Past meetings of Pressure WG

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Contacts

Lars Sonesten

Chair of Pressure WG
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences​
Lars.Sonesten@slu.se​
+46 18673007

Lotta Ruokanen

Professional Secretary

HELCOM Secretariat
lotta.ruokanen@helcom.fi
+358 40 5050 392

Latest related content

NEWS (22/07/2021) Intercalibration between laboratories measuring nutrients and heavy metals is carried out, report published

NEWS (19/04/2021) Marine litter and underwater noise top the agenda of PRESSURE 14-2021, the HELCOM Working Group dealing with pressures on the Baltic Sea

NEWS (11/02/2021) HELCOM joins UN initiative on marine litter

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PUBLICATION (02/12/2021) Applied methodology for the PLC 7 assessment

PUBLICATION (02/12/2021) Background information on the Baltic Sea catchment area for the Seventh Baltic Sea Pollution load compilation PLC-7

PUBLICATION (26/10/2021) Baltic Sea Regional Nutrient Recycling Strategy

PUBLICATION (22/10/2021) The revised nutrient input ceilings to the BSAP update

PUBLICATION (07/10/2021) Sufficiency of existing measures to achieve good status in the Baltic Sea (Summary report)

• See all publications

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RECOMMENDATION (25/10/2021) 42-43-3 Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter (RAP ML)

RECOMMENDATION (13/08/2021) 42-43-1 Regional Action Plan on Underwater Noise (RAP NOISE)

RECOMMENDATION (16/06/2021) 23-5-Rev.1 Reduction of discharges from urban areas by the proper management of storm water systems

RECOMMENDATION (07/03/2017) 38-1 Sewage sludge handling

RECOMMENDATION (21/06/2016) 37-38-2 Monitoring of airborne pollution input

• See all recommendations

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PROJECT (01/04/2021) PLC-8

PROJECT (15/02/2019) BSR WATER

PROJECT (15/01/2019) FanpLESStic-sea