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Country profile - Drivers and impacts (Latvia): SOER Country profile from Latvia
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Latvia
Freshwater - National Responses (Croatia): SOER Common environmental theme from Croatia
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Croatia
Freshwater - Drivers and pressures (Croatia): SOER Common environmental theme from Croatia
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Croatia
Changes in wastewater treatment in regions of Europe between 1990 and 2005: Only countries with data from (almost) all periods were included, the numbers of countries are given in parentheses
Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Getting Europe's precious waters clean again: Protecting water from pollution is one of the biggest environmental challenges that we face. In recent decades, major disasters like the Sandoz incident in 1986 demonstrated that pollution knows no frontiers and that strong EU actions and cooperation were needed. This detailed news report looks at the ways in which Europe’s determination to protect water in all its forms is achieving results. From the European quality of the drinking water, through the treatment of waste water, to protection of its rivers, coasts and lakes – over the last few decades it has developed an effective legislative arsenal. The aim of the European Union is for all the water on its territory to by in good status by 2015. Although challenges remain, results are obvious. For example, in 2000, the EU adopted a directive promoting trans-boundary co-operation and introducing the river basin management concept where the territory of the river as a whole is taken into account. And in terms of bathing water, since 1990, the number of bathing sites fulfilling the EU standards has increased by almost 30% to an impressive 90%.
Located in Environmental topics › Water › Multimedia
Wastewater treatment in Turkey: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Annual European Community greenhouse gas inventory 1990-2004 and inventory report 2006: Located in Publications
Priority issues in the Mediterranean environment (revised version): Following the principles of the European Thematic Strategy on the Protection and Conservation of the Marine Environment, the collective interest of EEA and UNEP/MAP has been developed towards a product focusing on priority pollution zones in the Mediterranean Sea and addressing emerging issues. All these issues come under the prism of an ecosystem approach. The core of this report derives from the latest (2003–2004) country National Diagnostic Analyses reports (NDA).
Located in Publications
Urban waste water treatment: Located in Data and maps › Indicators
Discharges of nitrogen and phosphorous from wastewater treatment plants: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs