WASTE-WATER CHARACTERISTICS FOR THE ATHENS GREATER AREA

Approximately 800.000 m(3) of wastewater are discharged daily into Gul f of Saronikes. From this quantity, approximately 100.000 tonnes/year are toxic wastes and sludges produced by the industries and manufactur e units existing in the Athens Greater Area. The results of the analys is of samples performed in central sewers and channels showed that bot h toxic and organic compounds are over the permissible limits. This ca uses problems to the sewage network and to the final receiver, which i s the sea.