Monitoring priority substances of directives 76/464/EEC and 2000/60/EC in Greek water bodies.
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.
Lekkas
Themistokles
T
Water and Air Quality Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of the Aegean, Karadoni 17, 81100 Mytilene, Greece.
Kostopoulou
Maria
M
Petsas
Andreas
A
Vagi
Maria
M
Golfinopoulos
Spyros
S
Stasinakis
Athanasios
A
Thomaidis
Nikolaos
N
Pavlogeorgatos
Gerasimos
G
Kotrikla
Anna
A
Gatidou
Georgia
G
Xylourgidis
Nikolaos
N
Kolokythas
George
G
Makri
Christina
C
Babos
Damianos
D
Lekkas
Demetris F
DF
Nikolaou
Anastasia
A
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
D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical