Saronikos Gulf, Thermaikos Gulf, Evoikos Gulf, Korinthiakos Gulf, Maliakos Gulf, Messiniakos Gulf, Amvrakikos Gulf, Pagassitikos Gulf, Nestos river estuary, Aegean Sea islands (Santorini, Lesvos, Rhodos, Naxos, Gaydos)

Pollution events

The data were collected within the framework of the MYTIMED Project. The main objective of the Mytimed project was to evaluate the chemical contamination along a part of the eastern Mediterranean coast using a standard protocol in order to reduce variability of the results due to various trophic conditions. This standard protocol is based on active biomonitoring consisting in putting mussel cages in targeted locations for a desired duration (about 3 months) and measuring the accumulated contaminant levels in mussel flesh after recovery. Biomarkers were measured at 18 sites of the 37 sites employed in Greek coastal waters.

Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography
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Anavyssos

19013
Greece