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Division VERY LARGE RIVERS GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP Biological Quality Element Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Sub-Biological Quality Element Phytobenthos

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Country and TypeNational classification systems intercalibratedEcological Quality Ratios
High-Good boundaryGood-Moderate boundary
R-L1
FinlandFinnish river phytobenthos method0,80,6
SwedenBenthic algae in running water — diatom analysis0,890,74
R-L2
AustriaAssessment of the Biological Quality Elements — part phytobenthos0,850,57
BulgariaIPS (Indice de Polluo-Sensibilité)0,760,58
Czech RepublicAssessment system for rivers using phytobenthos0,80,6
EstoniaEstonian surface water ecological quality assessment — river phytobenthos0,830,64
FranceIBD 2007 (Coste et al, Ecol. Ind. 2009). AFNOR NF T90-354, April 2016. Arrêté ministériel du 25 janvier 2010 modifié relatif aux méthodes et critères d’évaluation de l’état écologique {…} des eaux de surface0,920,76
SpainIPS (Coste in Cemagref, 1982)0,680,48
GermanyVerfahrensanleitung für die ökologische Bewertung von Fließgewässern zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie: Makrophyten und Phytobenthos (PHYLIB), Modul Diatomeen0,7250,55
CroatiaEcological status assessment system for phytobenthos in rivers based on diatoms0,80,61
HungaryEcological status assessment for rivers based on diatoms0,7620,6
ItalyIntercalibration Common Metric Index (ICMi) (Mancini &Sollazzo 2009)0,89 (national type C)0,7 (national type C)
0,82 (national type M3)0,62 (national type M3)
NetherlandsWFD-metrics for natural water types0,80,6
PortugalIPS — Specific Pollution Sensitivity Index0,9 (national type R_GRS/Guadiana river)0,67 (national type R_GRS/Guadiana river)
SlovakiaEcological status assessment system for rivers using phytobenthos0,90,7
SloveniaMetodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja vodotokov na podlagi fitobentosa in makrofitov, fitobentos0,80,6
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