Do something for our planet, print this page only if needed. Even a small action can make an enormous difference when millions of people do it!

action-download-pdf

File

This item is open for comments. Login with your Eionet account in order to see and add comments. See comments section below

PDF document icon bathing-water-quality_final.pdf — PDF document, 86 KB (88131 bytes)

Related content

Interactive charts

Bathing water quality for the 28 EU Member States, Albania and Switzerland

Overall bathing water quality in the EU

Related data

Bathing Water Directive - Status of bathing water The EU Bathing Waters Directive requires Member States to identify popular bathing places in fresh and coastal waters and monitor them for indicators of microbiological pollution (and other substances) throughout the bathing season which runs from May to September

Related indicators

Bathing water quality The quality of water at designated bathing waters in Europe (coastal and inland) has improved significantly since 1990. Compliance with mandatory values in EU coastal bathing waters increased from just below 80 % in 1990 to 93.1 % in 2011. Compliance with guide values likewise rose from over 68 % to 80.1 % in 2011. Compliance with mandatory values in EU inland bathing waters increased from over 52 % in 1990 to 89.9 % in 2011. Similarly, the rate of compliance with guide values moved from over 36 % in 1990 to 70.4 % in 2011.

Related publications

Environmental indicator report 2016 — In support to the monitoring of the 7th Environment Action Programme This report examines if the EU and its immediate neighbours are on target to achieving by 2020 the three thematic priority objectives (natural capital; resource efficiency and low carbon economy; health and well-being) of the 7th Environment Action Programme. It does that with the help of a set of selected indicators and other information. The report also highlights the role of eco-innovation and green finance to enable meeting aspects of the resource efficiency and low carbon economy priority objective.

Document Actions

For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/airs/2016/environment-and-health/bathing-water-quality/action-download-pdf or scan the QR code.

PDF generated on 16 Dec 2019, 07:11 AM

EEA Page URL QR

Comments

Annual Indicator Report Series (AIRS) — In support to the monitoring of the 7th Environment Action Programme

Menu

Follow us

The EEA is an agency of the European Union

Engineered by: EEA Web Team

Software updated on 12 December 2019 14:46 from version 19.11.27

Software version: EEA Plone KGS 19.12.11

Code for developers

Creative commons license