http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 21 to 31. http://www.eea.europa.eu/multimedia/video-message-bathing-water?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Prof. Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director of the EEA, invites beachgoers to visit and contribute to the Eye on Earth interactive web map. No publisher jaeglmar Eye on Earth swimming water Water Watch beach water citizen science bathing water beach pollution 2009-06-18T08:30:00+01:00 File http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/quality-of-bathing-water-2008-bathing-season?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) swimming water public health beach water bathing water Bathing water quality beach pollution 2009-06-11T11:00:00+01:00 Publication 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/themes/policy/multimedia/50-years-of-protecting-europes-environment?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Today the European Union has the most environmentally friendly arsenal of rules in the world and has done more to tackle pressing ecological problems, such as climate change, than any other major power. But it has not always been like this. Caring for the environment did not feature in the Treaty of Rome, the document that gave birth to the modern day EU. Yet environmental problems were never far away. Europe’s love affair with the car was moving into top gear, industry was busy belching out pollutants and raw sewage was being pumped into our rivers and seas. No publisher ghicaale first environmental policies electronic waste Rhine emission trading scheme climate change recycling acid rain Stavros Dimas natura2000 sea natural parc air quality begining of environmental policy hazardous waste nature REACH river basin management bathing water smog waste Kyoto protocol 2010 biodiversity target waste management asbestos biodiversity loss fine dust global warming coast ultrafine particle biodiversity rubbish freshwater pollution green economy recycled material chemicals low-carbon economy fossil fuel raw materials river EU ETS 2008-02-27T18:02:38+01:00 File http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/status-and-monitoring/state-of-bathing-water/bathing-water-data-viewer?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher bergstho bathing water 2007-03-12T12:55:00+01:00 Page http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/multimedia/sources-of-water-pollution?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic (Transcription of audio on video) Water can be polluted from many sources. Faecal contamination from sewage makes water unpleasant and unsafe for recreational activities such as swimming, boating or fishing. Many organic pollutants, including sewage effluent and farm and food-processing wastes consume oxygen, suffocating fish and other aquatic life. Nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates, from everything from farm fertilisers to household detergents, can 'overfertilise' the water causing the growth of large mats of algae, some of which are directly toxic. When the algae die, they sink to the water bottom, decomposing, consuming oxygen and damaging ecosystems. Chemical contaminants including heavy metals, pesticides and some industrial chemicals can threaten wildlife and human health. Sediment run-off from the land can make water muddy, blocking sunlight and, as a result, killing wildlife. And irrigation, especially when used improperly, can bring flows of salts, nutrients and other pollutants from soils into water. Source: SOER 2005 No publisher terletim irrigation ecosystem sediment chemical sewer water pollution bathing water nutrient algae 2006-02-02T00:00:00+01:00 File http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/average-1992-2003-of-bathing-water-sampling-points-compliance-in-percentage-of-the-total-number?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). coast bathing water 2002-01-01T01:00:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/percentage-of-bathing-water-sample-points-complying-with-guide-values-c-g-or-complying-with-mandatory-values-c-i-2003?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). State and Outlook 2005 - Part A water bathing water State and Outlook 2005 2002-01-01T01:00:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/blue-flags-in-marinas-and-beaches-2004?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). coast bathing water 2002-01-01T01:00:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/percentage-of-eu-coastal-and-inland-bathing-waters-meeting-the-non-mandatory-guide-levels-of-the-bathing-water-directive-1992-to-2006-for-eu-3?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The figure shows the bathing water quality in different European countries over time: 1990, 7 EU Member States; 1991 to 1994, 12 EU Member States; 1995-96, 14 EU Member States; 1997 to 2003, 15 EU Member States; 2004, 21 EU Member States; 2005-06, 25 EU Member States; 2007 to 2011, 27 EU Member States. No inland bathing waters are reported from three Member States (Cyprus, Malta and Romania). The quality classes under the New Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC) are jointed with compliance categories under the Bathing Water Directive (76/160/EEC). 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). water thematic assessment freshwater freshwater quality bathing water None EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/percentage-of-european-coastal-bathing-2?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Sea regions arranged by the percentage of compliance with mandatory values (or at least sufficient quality). EU Member States, Croatia and Montenegro. Five Member States (Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg and Slovakia) and Switzerland have no coastal bathing waters. The quality classes under the New Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC) are jointed with compliance categories under the Bathing Water Directive (76/160/EEC). No publisher iverscar 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). CSI022 CSI Assessment10 water bathing water bathing water quality None EEAFigure