1. The Chemical Monitoring Activity beyond 2009 (?)
BGa – CMA Meeting

2. What has happened so far
Guidance has been developed and best-practices are stimulated;
A new standard for QA/QC has been brought on its way;
Standardisation gaps have been identified and are to be filled. /

3. On the horizon SOME OPEN QUESTIONS:
Legal Framework: WFD, Priority Substance Directive, Groundwater Directive, Revision of the Drinking Water Directive, ...
SOME OPEN QUESTIONS:
Link between ecological and chemical status;
Mechanisms to identify new priority substances and information on less investigated compounds:
Ingredients to personal care products;
Veterinary drug residues;
Pharmaceuticals;
Manufactured nano-materials and other industrial chemicals
...
Measures to implement the QA/QC Directive (PT-Schemes, (C )RMs, training)
Standardisation mandate
Further best-practices and guidance needed?
Others …?