title: Determination of the priority substances regulated by 2000/60/EC and 2008/105/EC Directives in the surface waters supplying water treatment plants of Athens, Greece.
abstract: An investigation into the occurrence of priority substances regulated by 2000/60/EC Water Framework Directive and 2008/105/EC Directive was conducted for a period of one year in the surface water sources supplying the water treatment plants (WTPs) of Athens and in the raw water of WTPs. Samples from four reservoirs and four water treatment plants of Athens were taken seasonally. The substances are divided into seven specific groups, including eight volatile organic compounds (VOCs), diethylhexylphthalate, four organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), three organophosphorus/organonitrogen pesticides (OPPs/ONPs), four triazines and phenylurea herbicides, pentachlorophenol, and four metals. The aforementioned substances belong to different chemical categories, and different analytical methods were performed for their determination. The results showed that the surface waters that feed the WTPs of Athens are not burdened with significant levels of toxic substances identified as European Union (EU) priority substances. Atrazine, hexachlorocyclohexane, endosulfan, trifluralin, anthracene and 4-nonylphenol were occasionally observed at very low concentrations. Their presence in a limited number of cases could be attributed to waste disposal, agricultural activities, and to a limited industrial activity in the area nearby the water bodies.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Financial and Management Engineering , University of Aegean , Chios , Greece.
authors.forename: Spyros K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Golfinopoulos
authors.affiliation: b Department of Marine Sciences , University of Aegean , Mytilene , Greece.
authors.forename: Anastasia D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Nikolaou
authors.affiliation: c Department of Chemistry , National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Thomaidis
authors.affiliation: d Department of Shipping Trade and Transport , University of Aegean , Chios , Greece.
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kotrikla
authors.affiliation: b Department of Marine Sciences , University of Aegean , Mytilene , Greece.
authors.forename: Maria C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Vagi
authors.affiliation: e Department of Food Science and Nutrition , University of Aegean , Lemnos , Greece.
authors.forename: Andreas S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Petsas
authors.affiliation: f Department of Environment , University of Aegean , Mytilene , Greece.
authors.forename: Demetris F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Lekkas
authors.affiliation: f Department of Environment , University of Aegean , Mytilene , Greece.
authors.forename: Themistokles D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Lekkas
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000592:standards*; D005062:European Union; D006115:Greece; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010575:Pesticides; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: 2000/60/EC Water Framework Directive; 2008/105/EC Directive; 76/464/EEC Directive; priority substances; surface waters; water treatment plants