http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 21 to 32. http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/multimedia/getting-europes-precious-waters-clean-again?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic 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%. No publisher ghicaale river basin management Rhine water quality freshwater quality chemical drinking water water protection directive water pollution bathing water water protection wastewater treatment freshwater ecosystems freshwater pollution wastewater water pollution from agriculture 2008-04-23T11:24:20+01:00 File http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/freshwater-quality?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The continuing presence of a range of pollutants in a number of Europe's freshwaters threatens aquatic ecosystems and raises concerns for public health. Current reporting under the EU Water Framework Directive shows that a substantial proportion of Europe's freshwaters are at risk of not achieving the aim of 'good status' by 2015. Driven by the EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD), improvements in the collection and treatment of wastewater in some regions of Europe have led to a reduction in the discharge of some pollutants to fresh and coastal waters. Challenges remain, however, because UWWTD implementation remains incomplete and other significant sources of water pollution exist, especially agriculture and urban storm flows. The implementation of effective and timely measures, required under the WFD, needs to encompass a greater focus on controls 'at source' and the efficient use of resources including water, energy and chemicals. No publisher Adobe InDesign CS4 (6.0) fertiliser CAP freshwater quality WFD water pollution urban environment organic substances thematic assessment Water Framework Directive bathing water harmful algal bloom freshwater pollution eutrophication pesticide public health storm overflow sewerage network marine ecosystems algae pollutant phosphorus SOER2010 nitrates directive nitrogen sediment pathogenic micro-organism wastewater treatment common agricultural policy nutrient wastewater water pollution from agriculture 2010-11-28T18:40:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/freshwater-quality/key-facts/freshwater-quality-fact-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Despite improvements in some regions, diffuse pollution from agriculture remains a major cause of the poor water quality currently observed in parts of Europe. Agriculture contributes 50-80 % of the total nitrogen load observed in Europe’s freshwater, with point discharges, including from wastewater treatment plants, providing much of the remainder. No publisher zaineand wastewater 2010-11-28T19:40:00+02:00 SOER Key fact http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/lv/freshwater-national-responses-latvia?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic SOER Common environmental theme from Latvia No publisher SOER2010latvia wastewater SOER2010 country assessment freshwater 2010-11-26T19:07:26+02:00 Common environmental theme http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/hr/freshwater-national-responses-croatia?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic SOER Common environmental theme from Croatia No publisher Croatian environment agency water water resource management Water wastewater treatment Western Balkans UWWT directive wastewater SOER2010 country assessment freshwater 2010-11-26T18:40:10+02:00 Common environmental theme http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/hr/freshwater-drivers-and-pressures-croatia?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic SOER Common environmental theme from Croatia No publisher Croatian environmenet agency Water freshwater wastewater urban waste water SOER2010 country assessment 2010-11-26T18:40:03+02:00 Common environmental theme http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/discharges-of-nitrogen-and-phosphorous-from-wastewater-treatment-plants?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher alec EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). OI025 Outlook05 wastewater phosphorus nitrogen 2002-01-01T01:00:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/current-and-projected-levels-of-wastewater-treatment-in-europe?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher alec EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). Outlook05 OI025 wastewater 2002-01-01T01:00:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/lv/country-introduction-latvia-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic SOER Country profile from Latvia No publisher SOER2010latvia wastewater SOER2010 country assessment country introduction 2010-11-26T19:06:28+02:00 Country profile http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/changes-in-wastewater-treatment-in-regions-of-europe-between-1990-and-2005?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Only countries with data from (almost) all periods were included, the numbers of countries are given in parentheses No publisher alec EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). wastewater CSI CSI024 assessment07 water 2008-10-29T02:00:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/capacity-of-public-sewage-treatment-plants-inhabitant-equivalents-ie-per-capita-connected-to-wwtp-1988-and-1998?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher alec Contact names for the permission to use the data (on paper and/or web): NERI: Mikael Skou Andersen and Peter Kristensen waste wastewater water 2002-01-01T01:00:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/technical_report_2006_6?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) GHG emissions greenhouse gas inventory SF6 carbon dioxide energy cropland manure metal production GHG solvent Kyoto protocol GHG emission bunker fuels HFC settlement agriculture emission inventory UNFCCC GHG inventory halocarbons land use forestry greenhouse gas emission CH4 forest nitrous oxide climate change waste N2O organic soils global warming LULUCF chemicals greenhouse gas PFC CO2 emission trends industry incineration enteric fermentation land change wastewater landfill CO2 emissions emissions grassland waste disposal sulfur hexafluoride EU ETS methane 2006-06-22T08:00:00+01:00 Publication