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This report presents safe ecological good/moderate (GM) boundaries for nutrients (= nutrient target concentrations) in different types of lowland lakes and rivers in the Nordic and Central-Baltic regions, as well as estimates of how climate change is likely to affect the nutrient-sensitive biological quality elements (BQEs). The results can be used to support planning of nutrient reduction measures that would be in line with the safe ecological GM boundaries for nutrients and also counteract negative impacts of climate change on the BQEs, thereby supporting the achievement of good status for nutrient sensitive BQEs in the years to come. See the report here.

WP3 has submitted its deliverable D3.4 which is a research paper with the title ‘Northern Nordic river mouth N:P:Si stoichiometry: spatiotemporal patterns and implications for eutrophication management’ to Scientific Reports. 

D3.4 includes for now the title page and abstract from the submitted paper to Scientific Reports.

Deliverable D2.3 has been finalized by WP2 and is currently submitted as a paper with the title ‘Using optical sensors to assess the impact of infrequent sampling on the uncertainty of stream annual mean turbidity and total phosphorus concentrations, and how this can affect the water quality status’. The paper is submitted to Environmental Monitoring and Assessment ‘ to Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment on 12th April 2025.

Lead author is Eva Skarbøvik, NIBIO, Norway with co-authors from the participating institutes.

WP1 has submitted the final deliverable (D1.4) being a research paper last week in April 2025 to the Journal Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (EMA).

The title of the submitted paper is ‘Setting safe ecological boundaries for nutrients and exploring climate impacts on biological resilience in lowland lakes and rivers in the Nordic and Central European regions’ and the paper is lead by Ja-Erik Thrane and Anne Lyche Solheim from NIVA, Norway.

The Title page and abstract of the submitted paper can be found with this link

Our SWAT+ modellers in the six river basins have drafted a new policy brief No. 6 from the project, that focus on the needs to develop improved water quality modelling in EU to assist in closing the gab between current conditions and boundary conditions for our different water body types. See the policy brief no. 6 here.

The session was about our project results so far at a HELCOM PLC-8 meeting 17th December 2024. See the agenda here.