Action A.6: Development of a monitoring strategy for contaminants of emerging concern
Preparatory action
OBJECTIVE
The action involves the development of a monitoring strategy at a national river basin district scale for contaminants of emerging concern in four water categories, namely surface waters (coastal and inland surface waters), rainwater runoff, groundwater, and new water (highly polished water resulting from urban wastewater treatment).
The scope is to identify a list of contaminants of emerging concern per water category that are relevant to the local context and develop a monitoring strategy and programme for each water category.
- LEAD BENEFICIARYEnvironment and Resources Authority (ERA)
- LOCATIONMaltese Islands
- STATUSConcluded
- KEYWORDS Emerging, Pollutants, Contaminants, water, Coastal, surface, groundwater, rainwater runoff, new water, perception, monitor,
- RELATED ACTIONS A.5,
The results of this action are intended to develop monitoring processes to be implemented through associated action C.18 that shall be completed within the timeframe of the project. The monitoring strategies and programmes shall be used to inform monitoring processes on a National scale in the longer term. This would ensure implementation of monitoring processes that enable a holistic assessment of water status in Malta.
