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Pain killer residues end up in Baltic Sea, better treatment needed

of a first-of-its-kind study on pharmaceuticals flows from waste waters in St. Petersburg has been published as part of the… Read More »

All manure could be used as fertilizers in Kaliningrad region, Russia

All the processed animal and poultry manure in Russia’s Kaliningrad Region could be used as an organic fertilizer in the… Read More »

Management plan needed for the River Luga to revive the wild salmon population

​The River Luga is the only river in the Russian part of the Baltic Sea in which naturally wild salmon… Read More »

Reductions made in Russian hot spots polluting the Baltic Sea

​​​ on the current status of significant sources of pollution to the Baltic Sea in Russia, or ‘hot spots’, has… Read More »

Report released on methods for spotting alien species in Baltic ports

​​​HELCOM has today released a on alien species transported via ships’ ballast water that threaten the sensitive Baltic ecosystem and… Read More »

New report on ship accidents in the Baltic Sea 2012 released

​A new HELCOM focusing on the shipping accidents in 2012 in the Baltic Sea area as well as for the… Read More »

Joint HELCOM and OSPAR online ballast water management tool goes live

​An for alien species transfers via the ballast water of commercial ships has been released jointly by and  he ,… Read More »

Marine litter, protected areas and monitoring among key priorities of Estonian Chairmanship of HELCOM

Estonia has released its for the 2-year of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission, also known as Helsinki Commission or… Read More »

On-shore pollution response in the Baltic Sea becomes part of international law

The Helsinki 1992, the international legal treaty on the Baltic Sea between the coastal countries of the Baltic and the… Read More »

A new study of St. Petersburg waste water helps to manage microplastics

A made in St. Petersburg, Russia, has found that the waste water treatment process reduces effectively the amount of micro-sized… Read More »