Chemical Monitoring and Emerging Pollutants in the Common Implementation Strategy of the Water Framework Directive

This Foreword gives an overview on the last two mandates on Chemical Monitoring under the Common Implementation Strategy of the Water Framework Directive. It describes the development from 2005 until today, highlighting the various topics being addressed by the expert group. It sets the work into the relationship of the policy-making process as regards chemical-monitoring aspects for priority substances and emerging contaminants.