1. Berlin 2 May-2007- CMA 6° Plenary Meeting
Chemical Monitoring Activity
Mandate
Mario Carere-Philippe Quevauviller-Bernd Gawlik
National Institute of Health-Italy
European Commission
Joint Research Center

2. Chemical Monitoring Activity (CMA) (2007-2009)
Objectives & justification
Need for continuous exchanges on chemical monitoring issues, in the light of the on-going technical progress, and follow-up of the monitoring programmes
Specific inputs required about standardisation in support of chemical monitoring (links to CEN/TC 230)
Practical works (with PRBs) on chemical monitoring
Follow-up of QA_QC discussions in relation to the development of EAQC-WISE

3. STRATEGIC CO-ORDINATION GROUP
CMA ( ) Organisation
STRATEGIC CO-ORDINATION GROUP
PLENARY CMA
(GW, SW/MW)
WG C or WG E
(joint meetings)
CMA-1
Monitoring
best practices
CMA-2
QA_QC
CMA-3
Standardisation

4. Activity CMA-1 (Monitoring best practices)
Objectives
The finalisation of the "Surface/Marine Water Chemical Monitoring" guidance initiated in 2006, which needs to integrate elements arising from the proposal for a new Directive on Priority Substances;
Exchanges on Best Practices/experiences on monitoring programme design (grouping of bodies, number of monitoring stations, monitoring frequency), sampling (and related uncertainty) selection of parameters, calculation methods of background concentrations, new emerging tools for monitoring and update information on available analytical methods (covering both surface and ground water) through case studies and organisation of field trials aiming to test methods;
Recommendations on sediment and biota monitoring in the light of requirements of Article 16 of the WFD (focus on priority substances).

5. Activity CMA-2 (Quality assurance and control)
Objectives
The finalisation of the "QA_QC Commission Decision" initiated in 2006, which is aimed to be adopted by comitology (legal basis: Article 8.3 WFD);
Development of a common strategy for quality assurance and control that will cover surface and groundwater in close connection with the EAQC-WISE project (European Analytical Quality Control in support of WISE: SSP project), aiming to identify common requirements and establish a European network in support of routine monitoring laboratories.

6. Activity CMA-3 (Standardisation)
Objectives
Discussion on standardisation needs related to WFD chemical monitoring and evaluation of expressed needs (this should concern the analysis of physico-chemical parameters and chemical substances monitored under the WFD in (surface/marine and ground) water, sediment and biota;
Establishment of list(s) of existing standards and/or standards that should be developed for communication to both the CIS Strategic Coordination Group and the Working Group 1 of CEN/TC-230 and for decision on further action;
On the basis of the above, proposal of existing standards to the WFD Committee for adoption by comitology and/or development of new standards (possibly involving pre- or co-normative research) mandated to CEN, followed by adoption by comitology;.