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Chemicals in European waters
This report’s aim is to improve understanding of which chemicals continue to pose significant risks to the environment, especially when they are present in water. It also looks at how better knowledge and understanding can help to improve controls to minimise harm. The report gives an overview of information about pollutants used in the assessment of water quality under the Water Framework Directive, and describes some of the newer techniques available for the assessment of water quality.
Consumption and the environment — 2012 update
Update to the European Environment State and Outlook 2010 (SOER 2010) thematic assessment
Contaminants in Europes seas
Moving towards a clean, non-toxic marine environment. This assessment represents a first attempt to map contamination 'problem areas' and 'non-problem areas' at the scale of Europe's seas, while also exploring whether Europe has broken some of the trends for long‑established hazardous substances.
EEA SIGNALS 2018 Water is life
Europe's rivers, lakes and seas are under pressure from pollution, over-exploitation and climate change. How can we ensure a sustainable use of this vital resource?
Oil spills detected in 2019 and confirmed as mineral oil or as other substance
The map shows the mineral oil and other substance detections confirmed by CleanSeaNet users in 2019 as inserted into the system by 07 Januray 2020
Proportion of classified water bodies in different RBDs affected by pollution pressures, for rivers and lakes (left panel) and for coastal and transitional waters (right panel)
The percentage is based on total number of classified water bodies. See the indicator specification for more details.
PFAS pollution in European waters
This briefing provides a first overview of PFAS pollution in water based on monitoring data reported to EEA’s Waterbase . PFOS levels are compared with regulatory threshold values, providing an initial understanding of risks in European waters.