title: Monitoring priority substances of directives 76/464/EEC and 2000/60/EC in Greek water bodies.
abstract: The priority substances of List I, 76/464/EEC Directive, some of which belong to the new Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC, have been monitored in the surface waters of Greece through the developed network of 53 sampling stations. The analytical methods used for the determination of these substances included Purge and Trap-Gas chromatography-Mass spectrometry for volatile and semivolatile organic compounds, Gas Chromatography-Electron Capture Detection for organochlorine insecticides, High Performance Liquid Chromatography for pentachlorophenol and Atomic Absorption Spectrometry for metals. The results have shown the presence of several priority substances in Greek surface waters, in most cases at concentrations well below the regulatory limits. However, non-compliance was observed for a limited number of compounds. The monitoring network and the analytical determinations have to be expanded to more water bodies and more priority substances, in order to safeguard the quality of Greek surface waters.
authors.affiliation: Water and Air Quality Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of the Aegean, Karadoni 17, 81100 Mytilene, Greece.
authors.forename: Themistokles
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lekkas
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kostopoulou
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petsas
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vagi
authors.forename: Spyros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Golfinopoulos
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stasinakis
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thomaidis
authors.forename: Gerasimos
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pavlogeorgatos
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kotrikla
authors.forename: Georgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gatidou
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Xylourgidis
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kolokythas
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Makri
authors.forename: Damianos
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Babos
authors.forename: Demetris F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Lekkas
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nikolaou
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006115:Greece; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D011786:Quality Control; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical