1. Plenary Session 21° October Paris
Chemical Monitoring Activity
2009 and beyond
Mario Carere, Philippe Quevauviller, Bernd Gawlik
National Institute of Health-Italy ,DG Environment EU, Joint Research Center EU

2. CMA 2009
CMA 1: Sediment/Biota guidance document finalisation; field trial in preparation
CMA 2: QA/QC, blue print strategy implementation, Elaboration of a final policy guideline for CMA and CIS
CMA 3: Standardisation (progress of the mandate)-feedback from validation of protocols (NORMAN)

3. Future needs for CMA
Legal Needs
EQS Directive implementation (statistical treatment of data, background concentration…)
Review of the list of priority substances; (Annex X WFD and annex EQS Directive)
QA/QC Directive implementation
Execution of the mandate to CEN for standardisation
Need for WB classification ( matching chem and ecological status)
Link with marine strategy, drinking water directive…
Scientific Needs
Role of ecotoxicology ( bioassays, biomarker, TIE) for the assessment of the quality of SWB.
Alternative monitoring methods (passive sampling)
Emerging pollutants
Need for assessment of the real effects on the ecosystems and human health (mixture of pollutants; unknown substances) …

4. CMA beyond 2009 (DG ENV) Chemical Monitoring Activity (CMA)
(under the umbrella of WG E Priority Substances
Monitoring strategies and related QA/QC
- Scientific/Analytical framework -
Emerging Pollutants
Ecotoxity
Integrated assessment
Standardisation needs
EQS Directive Issues
Alternative Monitoring methods
In-situ validation
QA/QC