The University of Crete (UoC), Greece Team (Professors. Manolis Kogevinas, Antonis Kafatos, Dr Joanna Moshandrea, and Prof. Euripides Stephanou) have extensive experience and expertise in the area of disinfection by-products, reproductive health and cancer. Health effects of disinfection by products is one of the key research themes within the departments, and the proposed work is complements it. They are currently initiating a new birth cohort covering all births in Crete within one year, partly funded regarding the development of biomarkers under the NewGeneris IP of FP6. They have been/are involved in a number of EC funded projects (e.g. EARNEST, INTARESE, NewGeneris, EuPEAL).

Dr Kogevinas has coordinated two EU funded projects, EPICURO, and 2001/CAN/112 - A quantitative international analysis of bladder cancer risk and drinking water chlorination by-products) that focused on cancer effects in relation to DBPs in drinking water. He chaired the IARC working group evaluating the carcinogenicity of water contaminants (IARC 2002, Volume 84). They will lead WP 4 and contribute to a number of other WPs.