Mission marine research groups in the Archipelago Latzima Rethymno to investigate the causes of contamination & pollution in the area. The research was done in collaboration with the Laboratory of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, NTU and the Observatory of the Archipelago in Rethymnon.

Analyses were performed by the Laboratory of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, NTU, in groundwater (wells) in the area, demonstrated extensive pollution of the aquifer as a result of diversion of water (impurities) of pig farms in the ground with natural fractures. Based on relevant geological map of the Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration, that the facilities of the unit, which is one of the largest in industry sausages, the surface rocks are strongly disrupted.