Philippe Quevauviller has published more than 200 papers and several books linked to environmental quality measurements. He joined the Research General-Directorate of the European Commission in 1989 where he was scientific officer on topics dealing with the quality control of environmental analysis. Since 2002, he has integrated the Water & Marine Unit of the EC Environment Directorate-General where is now responsible for the development of a new Groundwater Directive which will complement the existing water policy framework. He is part-time professor at the K.U.Leuven where he teaches "water quality and treatment" in an Interuniversity programme on Water Resources.

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• Series Preface viiPreface ixThe Series Editor – Philippe Quevauviller xiList of Contributors xiii PART 1 SETTING THE SCENE 11 Monitoring of Pollutants: A Historical Perspective for the North-East Atlantic Region 3Kees J.M. KramerPART 2 POLICY SETTINGS 292 International Conventions 31Patrick Roose3 EU Marine Strategy 49Gert VerreetPART 3 MARINE MONITORED PARAMETERS, MATRICES AND RELATED TECHNIQUES 694 Trace Elements 71Martin M. Larsen, Jens Søndergaard, Gert Asmund, Koen Parmentier, and Peter Vermaercke5 Chemical Species 101David Amouroux, Fabienne Seby, Mathilde Monperrus, Florence Pannier, Carolina Mendiguchia, Christelle Benoit-Bonnemason, and Olivier F.X. Donard6 Organic Micropollutants 161Robin J. Law, Lynda Webster, Norbert Theobald, Heather S. Rumney, and Jacob de Boer7 Nutrients 197Carlos Rocha and Malcolm WoodwardPART 4 TYPES OF MONITORING 2238 Classical Chemical Monitoring of the Marine Environment 225Colin F. Moffat, Lynda Webster, and Rob Fryer9 Biomonitoring 261Michael Haarich10 Use of In-Situ Methods 285Richard Greenwood, Graham A. Mills, Gary R. Fones, and Kees J.M. KramerPART 5 QUALITY ASSURANCE 31311 Certified Reference Materials for Marine Monitoring 315Francesca Pellizzato, Evin McGovern, and Philippe QuevauvillerPART 6 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTS 37512 The Role of Sediments in Coastal Monitoring 377Graÿzyna Kowalewska, Maria J. Belzunce-Segarra, Birgit Schubert, Peter Heininger, and Susanne Heise13 Passive Sampling Technologies 397Graham A. Mills, Gary R. Fones, Kees Booij, and Richard GreenwoodPART 7 CONCLUSIONS 43314 Conclusions and Outlook 435Gert Verreet, Patrick Roose, and Philippe QuevauvillerIndex 439

Philippe Quevauviller has published more than 200 papers and several books linked to environmental quality measurements. He joined the Research General-Directorate of the European Commission in 1989 where he was scientific officer on topics dealing with the quality control of environmental analysis. Since 2002, he has integrated the Water & Marine Unit of the EC Environment Directorate-General where is now responsible for the development of a new Groundwater Directive which will complement the existing water policy framework. He is part-time professor at the K.U.Leuven where he teaches "water quality and treatment" in an Interuniversity programme on Water Resources.

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• Series Preface viiPreface ixThe Series Editor – Philippe Quevauviller xiList of Contributors xiii PART 1 SETTING THE SCENE 11 Monitoring of Pollutants: A Historical Perspective for the North-East Atlantic Region 3Kees J.M. KramerPART 2 POLICY SETTINGS 292 International Conventions 31Patrick Roose3 EU Marine Strategy 49Gert VerreetPART 3 MARINE MONITORED PARAMETERS, MATRICES AND RELATED TECHNIQUES 694 Trace Elements 71Martin M. Larsen, Jens Søndergaard, Gert Asmund, Koen Parmentier, and Peter Vermaercke5 Chemical Species 101David Amouroux, Fabienne Seby, Mathilde Monperrus, Florence Pannier, Carolina Mendiguchia, Christelle Benoit-Bonnemason, and Olivier F.X. Donard6 Organic Micropollutants 161Robin J. Law, Lynda Webster, Norbert Theobald, Heather S. Rumney, and Jacob de Boer7 Nutrients 197Carlos Rocha and Malcolm WoodwardPART 4 TYPES OF MONITORING 2238 Classical Chemical Monitoring of the Marine Environment 225Colin F. Moffat, Lynda Webster, and Rob Fryer9 Biomonitoring 261Michael Haarich10 Use of In-Situ Methods 285Richard Greenwood, Graham A. Mills, Gary R. Fones, and Kees J.M. KramerPART 5 QUALITY ASSURANCE 31311 Certified Reference Materials for Marine Monitoring 315Francesca Pellizzato, Evin McGovern, and Philippe QuevauvillerPART 6 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTS 37512 The Role of Sediments in Coastal Monitoring 377Graÿzyna Kowalewska, Maria J. Belzunce-Segarra, Birgit Schubert, Peter Heininger, and Susanne Heise13 Passive Sampling Technologies 397Graham A. Mills, Gary R. Fones, Kees Booij, and Richard GreenwoodPART 7 CONCLUSIONS 43314 Conclusions and Outlook 435Gert Verreet, Patrick Roose, and Philippe QuevauvillerIndex 439

Philippe Quevauviller has published more than 200 papers and several books linked to environmental quality measurements. He joined the Research General-Directorate of the European Commission in 1989 where he was scientific officer on topics dealing with the quality control of environmental analysis. Since 2002, he has integrated the Water & Marine Unit of the EC Environment Directorate-General where is now responsible for the development of a new Groundwater Directive which will complement the existing water policy framework. He is part-time professor at the K.U.Leuven where he teaches "water quality and treatment" in an Interuniversity programme on Water Resources.

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• Series Preface viiPreface ixThe Series Editor – Philippe Quevauviller xiList of Contributors xiii PART 1 SETTING THE SCENE 11 Monitoring of Pollutants: A Historical Perspective for the North-East Atlantic Region 3Kees J.M. KramerPART 2 POLICY SETTINGS 292 International Conventions 31Patrick Roose3 EU Marine Strategy 49Gert VerreetPART 3 MARINE MONITORED PARAMETERS, MATRICES AND RELATED TECHNIQUES 694 Trace Elements 71Martin M. Larsen, Jens Søndergaard, Gert Asmund, Koen Parmentier, and Peter Vermaercke5 Chemical Species 101David Amouroux, Fabienne Seby, Mathilde Monperrus, Florence Pannier, Carolina Mendiguchia, Christelle Benoit-Bonnemason, and Olivier F.X. Donard6 Organic Micropollutants 161Robin J. Law, Lynda Webster, Norbert Theobald, Heather S. Rumney, and Jacob de Boer7 Nutrients 197Carlos Rocha and Malcolm WoodwardPART 4 TYPES OF MONITORING 2238 Classical Chemical Monitoring of the Marine Environment 225Colin F. Moffat, Lynda Webster, and Rob Fryer9 Biomonitoring 261Michael Haarich10 Use of In-Situ Methods 285Richard Greenwood, Graham A. Mills, Gary R. Fones, and Kees J.M. KramerPART 5 QUALITY ASSURANCE 31311 Certified Reference Materials for Marine Monitoring 315Francesca Pellizzato, Evin McGovern, and Philippe QuevauvillerPART 6 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTS 37512 The Role of Sediments in Coastal Monitoring 377Graÿzyna Kowalewska, Maria J. Belzunce-Segarra, Birgit Schubert, Peter Heininger, and Susanne Heise13 Passive Sampling Technologies 397Graham A. Mills, Gary R. Fones, Kees Booij, and Richard GreenwoodPART 7 CONCLUSIONS 43314 Conclusions and Outlook 435Gert Verreet, Patrick Roose, and Philippe QuevauvillerIndex 439