According to Greek legislation, currently the limits for sea water microbiological measurements, physicochemical measurements, noise and air pollutants are presented to the following tables:
BATHING WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
§ DIRECTIVE 76/160/EC that has been replaced by the DIRECTIVE 2006/7/EK
|
MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETER |
REQUIRED VALUE |
UPPER VALUE |
|
Total Coliforms (CFU/100 ml) |
500 |
10,000 total coliforms per 100 (ml) of water |
|
Faecel Coliforms (CFU/100 ml) |
100 |
2000 |
|
Enterococci |
100 |
that has been replaced by the DIRECTIVE 2006/7/EK
|
§ DIRECTIVE 2006/7 EC NEW DIRECTIVE FOR COASTAL WATERS AND TRANSITION WATERS
|
MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETER |
HIGH QUALITY |
MEDIUM QUALITY |
TORELABLE QUALITY |
|
Enterococci (CFU/100 ml) |
100 |
200 |
185 |
|
Escherichia coli (E. coli) |
250 |
500 |
500 |
The limits of noise according to the PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 1180- 1981 FEK A 293 REGULATION OF ISSUES REDUCIBLE.
|
AREA / ZONE |
UPPER LIMIT OF NOISE (dB (A) ) |
|
STATUTORY INDUSTRIAL ZONES |
70 |
|
AREAS THAT PREDOMINATES INDUSTRIAL COMPONENT |
65 |
|
AREAS PREVAILING EQUALLY THE INDUSTRIAL COMPONENT AND THE URBAN COMPONENT |
55 |
|
AREAS THAT PREDOMINATES URBAN COMPONENT |
50 |
For facilities that are in contact in residential buildings, the UPPER LIMIT will be set at 45 db (A) regardless of the area in which the facility is located within the measuring residential building with open doors and windows.
|
>81 db (A) |
unacceptable situation |
|
81 db (A) |
|
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80 db (A) |
very noisy situation |
|
79 db (A) |
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78 db (A) |
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|
77 db (A) |
noisy situation |
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76 db (A) |
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|
75 db (A) |
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|
74 db (A) |
almost tolerable situation |
|
73 db (A) |
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72 db (A) |
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71 db (A) |
good condition |
|
70 db (A) |
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69 db (A) |
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68 db (A) |
comfortable condition |
|
<68 db (A) |
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AIR POLLUTANTS
|
Air Pollution |
Air Pollution Levels |
alarm threshold |
Time intervals |
|
CO |
10 mg/m3 |
There is no alarm limit |
|
|
NO2 |
|
400 μg/m3 |
|
|
SO2 |
125 μg/m3 |
|
NOT EXCEED MORE THAN 3 TIMES IN A YEAR TIME |
|
PM 10 |
50 μg/m3 |
There is no alarm limit |
NOT EXCEED MORE THAN 35 TIMES IN A YEAR TIME |
