Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea

Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in biota; Trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in biota; Concentration of other hydrocarbons in the water column; Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water column; Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in suspended particulate material; Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in the water column; Concentration of aliphatic hydrocarbons in sediment samples; Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment samples; Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in sediment samples; Concentration of alkanes in the water column; Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in biota; Dissolved trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in water bodies; Particulate trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in water bodies; Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in suspended particulate material; Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks

PH sensors; elemental analysers; gas chromatographs; autoanalysers; high performance liquid chromatographs; spectrophotometers

MED POL Phase III is the pollution reduction and control programme for the Mediterranean Action Plan. Monitoring activities is an essential module of MED POL Phase III to track the efficiency of policy measures taken to reduce and control of pollution and as well to assess the status of the marine environment. The objectives of the monitoring activities are: - to present periodical assessments of the state of the environment in hot spots and coastal areas (needed to provide information for decision makers on the basic environmental status of the areas which are under anthropogenic pressures); - to determine temporal trends of some selected contaminants in order to assess the effectiveness of actions and policy measures, and - to enhance the control of pollution by means of compliance to national/international regulatory limits. According to monitoring agreement monitoring data are periodically (yearly) reported to the MED POL Unit in standardized formats. Metadata information can be found on MED POL Web Site at http://195.97.36.231/medpol/

Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University
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Erdemli
Mersin
33731
Turkey