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Row
DETR
Table
Ref
Receptor Type
MATTE
threshold
Substance
/
group of
substances
(see
table 4 of Appendix 5
for description of
substances or
substance groups)
See Table 2 of Appendix
5
for
receptor detail
See Table 3 of
Appendix 5
for
description of
identified MATTE
scenarios
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Etc.
Etc.
12
9
Various
receptors.
Not used
to
identify and assess
MATTE.
13
10
Particular
species
(Note Ͳ these
criteria apply
nationally Ͳ i.e. England, Wales,
Scotland)
Loss of >1% of animal or
>5% of plant ground
cover
in a habitat.
14
11
Marine
>2ha
littoral or
subͲlittoral
zone, >100ha of open
sea
benthic
community, >100
dead
sea birds
(>500 gulls),
>5 dead/significantly
impaired
sea mammals
15
12
Fresh and estuarine water
habitats
WFD Chemical or ecological
status
lowered by one
class
for >2km of watercourse or
>10% area
(estuaries or
ponds) or >2 ha of estuaries
and >2ha of ponds.
Plus
interruption of drinking
water
supplies, as per DETR
Table 6
Guideline – Environmental Risk Tolerability for COMAH Establishments v1.0
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