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Land treatment of dredged material (METHA)

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Degree of synergistic effects and conflicts according WFD aims

Table 2: Effect of the measure concerning the main pressures in the freshwater zone of the Elbe estuary
Indicator Group Code Main pressures freshwater zone Elbe Effect? Description: Aim of the measure ‘METHA Plant’
-- - 0 + ++
S.I. - Habitat loss and degradation during the last about 100 years: Subtidal     0      
S.I. 1.1 Habitat loss and degradation during the last about 100 years: Intertidal     0      
S.I. 1.4/ 1.5 Gross change in morphology/hydrographic regime during the last about 100 years     0      
S.I. 3.1/3.2 Decrease of water and sediment chemical quality         ++ Reduction of heavy metals and other contaminants in the sediments
D.I. 2.3 Discharge of nutrients or harmful substances     0      
D.I. 1.3 Land claim during the last about 100 years     0      
D.I. 2.6 Capital dredging     0      

S.I. = state indicator; D.I. = driver indicator

The operation of the METHA plant leads to an improvement of sediment quality in the port of Hamburg.


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2c. Degree of synergistic effects and conflicts according the uses 3b. Degree of synergistic effects and conflicts according NATURA 2000 aims

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