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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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Last upload:: 14 Nov 2012
Temporal coverage:: 2005-2009
Tags:: lakes , coastal water , rivers , water framework directive
Geographic coverage:: Austria , Belgium , Bulgaria , Cyprus , Czechia , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , Netherlands , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , United Kingdom
Methodology:: 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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Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Map

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