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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§  DIRECTIVE 76/160/EC  that has been replaced by the DIRECTIVE 2006/7/EK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that has been replaced by the DIRECTIVE 2006/7/EK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)

80 db (A)

very noisy situation

79 db (A)

78 db (A)

77 db (A)

noisy situation

76 db (A)

75 db (A)

74 db (A)

almost tolerable situation

73 db (A)

72 db (A)

71 db (A)

good condition

70 db (A)

69 db (A)

68 db (A)

comfortable condition

<68 db (A)

 

 

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