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Waterbase - Groundwater: Waterbase is the generic name given to the EEA's databases on the status and quality of Europe's rivers, lakes, groundwater bodies and transitional, coastal and marine waters, and on the quantity of Europe's water resources
Located in Data and maps › Datasets
Waterbase - Quantity monitoring stations: Water quantity monitoring stations
Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Distribution of chemical status of groundwater, rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal waters.: Number of Member States contributing to the dataset: Groundwater (26); Rivers (25); Lakes (22); Transitional (15) and Coastal (20). Percentages shown for rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal are by water body count. Groundwater percentages, however, are expressed by area. The total number of water bodies is shown in parenthesis. Data from Sweden are excluded from surface water data illustrated in the figure. This is because Sweden contributed a disproportionately large amount of data and, classified all its surface waters as poor status since levels of mercury found within biota in both fresh and coastal waters exceed quality standards.
Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Proportion of classified groundwater bodies in different River Basin Districts in poor chemical status: The figure shows percentage of the total area of classified water bodies. See the indicator specification for more details
Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Saltwater intrusion: Located in Data and maps › Indicators
Ask an expert on ground water: Pavla Chyská- EEA expert on Water, Ground water "Ground water is a very important element of the earth's hydrological cycle. It comes from rain and snow melt that seeps into the grounds. Its hidden below the earth's surface and, compared with rivers and lakes, it receives less attention from people but its influence on our lives is enormous. Ground water is very important because it's a vital part of the eco-systems on our planet and, yes, life exists in ground water too. Many water eco-systems like springs, rivers and streams depend on it. Ground water is also a major source of water for people and especially quality drinking water. In Europe as a whole, about 65% of public water supply is provided by ground water."
Located in Environmental topics › Biodiversity › Multimedia
Europe needs to use water more efficiently: Europe needs to redouble efforts in using water more efficiently to avoid undermining its economy, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). Inefficient water use impacts hard on the resources needed by ecosystems and people, both vital assets for European productivity and security.
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Introduction to General Terms: Located in Environmental topics › Water
Triazine pesticides found in groundwater on at least one sampling occasion between 2003 and 2007, at concentrations above 0.1 μg/l: This map shows - for those countries that have reported data to the EEA – which of the triazine group of pesticides have been found in recent years in groundwater, on at least one sampling occasion, at a concentration greater than 0.1 µg/L, the standard under both the Groundwater and Drinking Water Directives. The data does not reflect the frequency with which the threshold has been exceeded.
Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Freshwater - State and impacts (Belgium): Nitrates in groundwater in the Belgian regions.
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Belgium