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J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng

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"
Author(s):		Golfinopoulos SK; Nikolaou AD; Thomaidis NS; Kotrikla AM; Vagi MC; Petsas AS; Lekkas DF; Lekkas TD;
Address:		"a Department of Financial and Management Engineering , University of Aegean , Chios , Greece. b Department of Marine Sciences , University of Aegean , Mytilene , Greece. c Department of Chemistry , National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece. d Department of Shipping Trade and Transport , University of Aegean , Chios , Greece. e Department of Food Science and Nutrition , University of Aegean , Lemnos , Greece. f Department of Environment , University of Aegean , Mytilene , Greece"
Journal Title:		J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng
Year:		2017
Volume:		20161214
Issue:		4
Page Number:		378 - 384
DOI:		10.1080/10934529.2016.1262600
ISSN/ISBN:		1532-4117 (Electronic) 1093-4529 (Linking)
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"
Keywords:		"Environmental Monitoring/*standards European Union Greece Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated/*analysis/chemistry Organophosphorus Compounds/*analysis Pesticides/*analysis/chemistry Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis/chemistry Water Pollutants, Chemical/*analysis;"
Notes:		"MedlineGolfinopoulos, Spyros K Nikolaou, Anastasia D Thomaidis, Nikolaos S Kotrikla, Anna Maria Vagi, Maria C Petsas, Andreas S Lekkas, Demetris F Lekkas, Themistokles D eng England 2016/12/16 J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2017 Mar 21; 52(4):378-384. doi: 10.1080/10934529.2016.1262600. Epub 2016 Dec 14"