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Impact of mercury on European water quality

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Figure Created 20 Nov 2018 Published 20 Nov 2018 Last modified 30 Jan 2019

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The data relate to the total number of water bodies in each country which have failed the WFD criteria for Hg.

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Last upload:: 20 Nov 2018
Temporal coverage:: 2015
Tags:: water , mercury
Geographic coverage:: Austria , Belgium , Bulgaria , Cyprus , Czech Republic , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Hungary , Italy , Latvia , Luxembourg , Malta , Netherlands , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , United Kingdom
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Impact of mercury on European water quality

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Mercury in Europe's environment

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