Proportion of classified surface water bodies in different RBDs holding less than good ecological status or potential, for rivers and lakes (left panel) and for coastal and transitional waters (right panel)

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The figure shows percentage of the total number of classified water bodies. See the indicator specification for more details.

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See the EEA ETC/ICM technical report for more details and the methodology used for assessing ecological status or potential (EEA ETC/ICM, 2012a). The results are calculated as a percentage of the total number of classified water bodies.

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