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Present concentration of nitrate at groundwater sampling sites in European countries

Figure Created 12 Nov 2009 Published 12 Nov 2009 Last modified 29 Nov 2012

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Topics: Water and marine environment

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Methodology:: The latest year for which there are concentration data for groundwater stations available are extracted from Waterbase. The number of stations with annual mean concentrations occurring in the selected concentration bands or classes are then calculated and presented. The class defining values for nitrate in groundwater are based on typical background concentrations (<10 mg NO3/l) and the drinking water parametric value for nitrate of 50 mg NO3/l which is laid down in Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption.
Rights:: 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 (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
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Note on temporal coverage: Figures are based on the most recent year for which data are available (annual average concentrations): this is 2002 except for France (2000), Greece (1998), Liechtenstein (2001) and Spain (1999).

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Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom

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