UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Department of Chemistry

1. UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Department of Chemistry Laboratory of Environmental Technology and Pollution Control • Triantafyllos Albanis, Full Professor • Group Leader • Head of the Division of Industrial and Food Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry • Chairman of the new Department of Applied Agro-Ecology in University of Ioannina. • Currently Ηead of the Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina

2. UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Department of Chemistry Laboratory of Environmental Technology and Pollution Control Research Associates Post Doctoral Fellows Dr. D. HelaDr. V. Sakkas Dr. I. Konstantinou Dr. D. Lambropoulou Dr. Th. Sakellarides

3. UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Department of Chemistry Laboratory of Environmental Technology and Pollution Control • RESEARCH FIELDS • a. Environmental Chemistry of pesticides and related organic micropollutants. • b. Fate of pesticides in environmental aquatic and soil systems. • c. Development of analytical methods for pesticide and organic micropollutants in environmental compartments. • d. Risk assessment of organic micropollutants in aquatic ecosystems • e.Photolysis and adsorption of pesticides in water and soils under laboratory and field conditions. • f. Photocatalytic removal of organic micropollutants from surface, ground waters and wastewaters.

4. UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Department of Chemistry Laboratory of Environmental Technology and Pollution Control • PROJECTS CARRIED OUT DURING LAST 10YEARS • "Study of catalytic degradation of pesticide residues in soil", Ministry of Research and Technology (GGET) 1993-1995, Program PENED (Project Leader, T.A. Albanis) • "Monitoring of phenolic compounds and selected pesticides in soils (Epirus)", Prefecture of Ioannina 1993-1994 (Project Leader, T.A. Albanis) • "Mechanism of sorption of priority pollutants from aqueous solutions onto to new inorganic sorbents", Commission of the European Communities 1994-1996, Programme Human Capital and Mobility (Contractor, P. Pomonis) • "Fluxes of agrochemicals into the marine environment", Commission of the European Communities 1994-1996, Program Environment (Contractor, T.A. Albanis) • “Determination of pesticide residues in environmental waters of Imathia”, Prefecture of Imathia 1996-1997 (Project Leader, T.A. Albanis).

5. UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Department of Chemistry Laboratory of Environmental Technology and Pollution Control • “Study of pesticide transformation products in soil systems”, Ministry of Research and Technology (GGET) 1995-1997, PENED, Athens (Project Leader, T.A. Albanis) • “Transportation and distribution of organophosphorus compounds intο marine environment”, IAEA 1996-97, (Project Leader, T.A. Albanis). • “Study of selected pesticides fate in soil and aquatic environment”, Ministry of Research and Technology (YPER) 1996-1998, (Project Leader, T.A. Albanis) • “Development and application of a multiresidue analytical method for pesticides in ground and surface waters”, Greek-Cypriot Scientific Cooperation 1996-1998, (Project Leader, T.A. Albanis) • “Study of water purification by distilling system of Pure Water Hellas”, Pure Water Hellas, (Project Leader, T.A. Albanis) • “Preparation and certification of polar pesticides in freeze-dried water”, Commission of the European Communities 1995-1997, BCR (Contract MAT1-CT930048).

6. UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Department of Chemistry Laboratory of Environmental Technology and Pollution Control • “Procedures for organic micro-pollutants removal from surface and ground waters” , Ministry of Research and Technology (PENED) 1997-1998, (Project Leader, T.A. Albanis) • “Remediation of lake Pamvotis” Prefecture of Ioannina 1998-1999. • “Development of a water quality network for surface waters of Epirus” Prefecture of Epirus 1998-1999 (Project Leader, T.A. Albanis) • “Development and application of a novel methodology for organic toxic removal from water”, Program ΥΠΕΡ 1997, (Project Leader, T.A. Albanis) • “Assessment of antifouling agents in coastal environments”, European Commission, Program MAST-III PL971620, (Project Leader, T.A. Albanis) • “COMPRENDO”, European Commission, Program EVK1-CT-2002-00129(Project Leader, T.A. Albanis)

7. UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Department of Chemistry Laboratory of Environmental Technology and Pollution Control Personnel involved in the project : Professor T. Albanis, Group Leader Dr. D. Hela, Lecturer Dr. I. Konstantinou, Chemist, senior scientist Dr. Th. Sakellarides, Chemist, senior scientist Dr. V. Sakkas, Chemist, senior scientist Dr. D. Lambropoulou, Chemist, senior scientist

8. UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Department of Chemistry Laboratory of Environmental Technology and Pollution Control 6. Description of partner’s study biotopes • Amvrakikos Wetlands (Louros and Arachthos rivers delta) • Axios river delta • Evros river delta

9. UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Department of Chemistry Laboratory of Environmental Technology and Pollution Control • Amvrakikos Wetlands • The rivers Louros and Arachthos meet in the wetland of Amvrakikos Gulf which is protected by the Ramsar Convention.

10. UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Department of Chemistry Laboratory of Environmental Technology and Pollution Control • Amvrakikos Wetlands • The region is an almost closed and hence protected marine area, which communicates with the adjacent lagoons via controlled accesses. • Amvrakikos Gulf is the reservoir of a runoff basin, is total area is 4.400 km2 • Total average annual runoff from rainfall into Amvrakikos Gulf is estimated at 28x108 m3 • The law lands of Arta plain, in the Eastern side of Amvrakikos Gulf, consist of saline soils and beyond them stretch the agricultural areas with a surface of 74.700 hectares

11. Thermaikos Gulf Wetlands • Constitute one of the most important and diverse ecosystems for wildlife in Greece, extending over 68.7 km2 and is protected by the Ramsar Convention. • The Axios river basin (120000 ha) constitute the main agricultural area (95000 ha) of Northern Greece. • The length of the river is approximately 380 Km and only the last 80 km is located in Greece. Axios originates from FYROM and discharge into the Thermaikos Bay in the North Aegean Sea

12. UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Department of Chemistry Laboratory of Environmental Technology and Pollution Control • Evros delta wetlands • Evros delta wetland is located at the Greek-Turkish border and covers an area of 188 Km2. • Evros river is a multinational (Greece, Turkish, Bulgaria) river of the Balkan penisula with a catchment basin of 53.000 Km2 • 6000 ha are actually being cultivated and other 5000 ha have been abandoned because of the high salinity of the soil. The cultivated land is mostly located at the western and central part of the delta.

13. UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Department of Chemistry Laboratory of Environmental Technology and Pollution Control • Evros delta wetlands • The wetland is considered a biotope of international importance for its avifauna and is included in the list of Wetlands protected under the Ramsar Convention • It is Formed by the Alluvial Deposits of the River and shaped by the Sea

14. UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Department of Chemistry Laboratory of Environmental Technology and Pollution Control Description of study biotopes • Evros delta wetlands • It is known that the pollution sources in these countries include • Runoff from the intensively cultivated plains of Plovdiv • Wastewater from heavy industrial activity in both countries • Untreated sewage from large urban centers along the river course • The river flow presents important seasonal fluctuations with high flow rates in winter and very low flow rates in summer

15. UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Department of Chemistry Laboratory of Environmental Technology and Pollution Control Physical-chemical knowledge - Pollution • Data are included in the following publications : • Readman J.W., Albanis T.A., Barcelo D., Galassi S., Tronczynski J. and Gabrielides G.P. (1993), "Herbicide Contamination of Mediterranean Estuarine Waters: Results from a MED POL pilot survey", Marine Pollution Bulletin26, 613-619. • Albanis T.A., T.G. Danis and D. G. Hela (1995), "Transportation of pesticides in estuaries of Louros and Arachthos rivers", The Science of the Total Environment 171, 85-93. • Albanis T.A., D.G. Hela and D. Hatzilakos (1995), Organochlorine residues in eggs of Pelecanus crispus and its prey in wetlands of Amvrakikos Gulf, N.W.Greece, Chemosphere, 31, 4341-4349.

16. UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Department of Chemistry Laboratory of Environmental Technology and Pollution Control • Readman J.W., Albanis T.A., Barcelo D., Galassi S., Tronczynski J. and Gabrielides G.P. (1997), "Fungicide Contamination of Mediterranean Estuarine Waters: Results from a MED POL pilot survey", Marine Pollution Bulletin.34, 259-263. • Albanis, T. and D.G. Hela (1998), Pesticide concentration in Louros river and their fluxes into marine environment, Int. J. Environ. Anal. Chem, 70, 105-120. • Steen R.J.C.A., P.E.G. Leonards, U.A.Th. Brinkman, D. Barcelo, J. Tronczynski, T.Albanis and W.P. Cofino (1998), «Ecological risk assessment of agrochemicals in European estuaries», Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 18, 1574-1581.

17. UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Department of Chemistry Laboratory of Environmental Technology and Pollution Control • D. Hela 1998. Levels of Agrochemicals in Louros water and sediments and their fluxes in Amvrakikos wetlands. PhD Thesis, University of Ioannina. • Albanis, T.A., (1991), "Runoff Losses of Herbicides EPTC, Molinate, Simazin, Diuron, Propanil and Metolachlor Thermaikos Gulf, N.Greece", Chemosphere,22, 645-653 • Albanis T.A., (1992), "Herbicide Losses in Runoff from the Agricultural Area of Thessaloniki in Thermaikos Gulf", The Science of the Total Environment,114, 59-71. • Albanis T.A., T.G. Danis and M. Kourgia (1994), "Transortation of pesticides in estuaries of Axios, Loudias and Aliakmon rivers (Thermaikos gulf), Greece", The Science of the Total Environment,156, 11-22

18. UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Department of Chemistry Laboratory of Environmental Technology and Pollution Control • Albanis T.A., D. Hela, G. Papakostas and V. Goutner (1996), "Concentration and bioaccumulation of organochlorine pesticide residues in heron and their prey in wetlands of Thermaikos Gulf, Greece", Sci. Total Environ,182, 11-19. • Angelides M.O. and T.A. Albanis (1996) "Pesticide residues and heavy metals in the Evros river delta, N.E. Greece", Toxicol. Environ. Chem.,53, 33-44. • Goutner V., I. Charalabidou and T.A. Albanis (1997). Organochlorine insecticide residues in eggs of the Little Tern (Sterna albirfons) in the Axios Delta, Greece", Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.58, 61-66.

19. UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Department of Chemistry Laboratory of Environmental Technology and Pollution Control • Fytianos, K., S. Charitonidis, T. Albanis, I. Konstantinou and M. Seferlis (1997), Bioaccumulation of PCB congeners in different species of macroalgae from Thermaikos gulf of the North Aegean sea, Greece. J. Environ. Sci. Health A,32, 333-345. • Konstantinou , V Goutner and T.Albanis (2000), “The incidence of polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticide residues in eggs of the cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo): evaluation of the situation in four Greek wetlands of international importance”, Sci. Total Environ.257, 61-79.