By the EU's assessment, just 39.5% of EU surface water bodies like lakes, rivers and coastal waters, were in good ecological condition as of 2021. Only 26.8% had a good chemical status, down from ...

Have we said enough about the beauty of lakes? At a time when seaside resorts are filling up with tourists, why not take a refreshing dip in these poetic bodies of water, in the heart of a village or ...

The situation is better in Europe's groundwater bodies, 86 per cent of which had a good chemical status - although nitrates from farming were polluting groundwater supplies in most EU countries ...

Most surface water bodies in Europe polluted, EU says By the EU's assessment, just 39.5% of EU surface water bodies like lakes, rivers and coastal waters, were in good ecological condition as of 2021.

The European agency analysed 120,000 surface water bodies and 3.8 million square kilometres (1.5 million square miles) of groundwater body areas in 19 EU countries and Norway.

EEA reports that little progress has been made since 2010, with just 29 per cent of Europe’s surface water bodies achieving a good chemical status by 2021 - meaning they are not excessively ...

Most of European Union surface water bodies are polluted by chemicals, the European Commission said on Tuesday, in a report that revealed the damaged state of Europe's water resources.

Most of European Union surface water bodies are polluted by chemicals, the European Commission said on Tuesday, in a report that revealed the damaged state of Europe's water resources. The European ...