Sea
Baltic Sea
The largest brackish water body in the world, and one of the most severely eutrophied. Its restricted exchange with the North Sea means nutrients and oxygen depletion persist for decades.
Key facts
- Surface area
- approximately 377,000 km²
- Salinity
- 2–8 PSU — brackish
- Water residence time
- approximately 30 years
- Principal problem
- Eutrophication and persistent anoxic bottom water
Relationships
- Located in: Europe
Related intelligence
Sources
- World Wildlife Fund / McGill University — HydroSHEDS / HydroRIVERS / HydroLAKES / HydroBASINS. Open — attribution required · CC BY 4.0
- Global Water System Project — Global Reservoir and Dam Database. Open — attribution required · CC BY 4.0
- Peer-reviewed scientific literature — Open-access hydrology, water chemistry and water use research. Public but restricted · Publisher terms — public access, reuse not clearly granted