Organic polar pollutants were measured in the off-shore waters of three inland seas and in estuaries (> 180 samples)

Concentrations of atrazine and simazine in the Black Sea were considerably higher than in the Mediterranean and Baltic Sea

Diuron, isoproturon and irgarol were clearly below Environmental Quality Standards values

Phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid was the only UV-filter detected in marine waters

Spatial and seasonal variations were observed in occurrence of pesticides and UV-filters