The importance of indicators in monitoring water quality according to European directives.
Directive 2000/60/EC and subsequent legislation provide a list of priority substances to be measured and monitored in EU water bodies and require the adoption of analytical methods that ensure comparability of the data collected in all Member States. These regulations and standards have gradually improved water quality in the EU. However, new drugs, whose effects on ecosystems and health are still to be determined, are detected with growing frequency. The Member States are now called upon to characterize and monitor these pollutants in view of their possible inclusion in the priority substance list.
Laboratorio igiene ambientale e alimenti (LIAA), Dip. Scienze mediche, chirurgiche e tecnologie avanzate "G.F. Ingrassia", Università di Catania, Italy. marfer@unict.it.
Margherita
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Ferrante
Laboratorio igiene ambientale e alimenti (LIAA), Dip. Scienze mediche, chirurgiche e tecnologie avanzate "G.F. Ingrassia", Università di Catania, Italy.
Chiara
C
Copat
Laboratorio igiene ambientale e alimenti (LIAA), Dip. Scienze mediche, chirurgiche e tecnologie avanzate "G.F. Ingrassia", Università di Catania, Italy.
Cristina
C
Mauceri
Laboratorio igiene ambientale e alimenti (LIAA), Dip. Scienze mediche, chirurgiche e tecnologie avanzate "G.F. Ingrassia", Università di Catania, Italy.
Alfina
A
Grasso
Dip. Scienze sanità pubblica e pediatriche, Università di Torino, Italy.
Tiziana
T
Schilirò
Dip. Scienze sanità pubblica e pediatriche, Università di Torino, Italy.
Giorgio
G
Gilli
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D052244:Endocrine Disruptors; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D010573:Pesticide Residues; D062065:Wastewater; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical