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EEA publishes new indicator identifying pesticides in European waters

Published on: 09 December 2021
Published by LNB News

LNB News 09/12/2021

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Issue Date: 09 December 2021

Published Date: 09 December 2021

Jurisdiction(s): United Kingdom

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The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published a new indicator, which aims to identify pesticides in Europe’s rivers, lakes and groundwaters. The indicator shows that 25% of reported monitoring sites in European surface waters had levels of pesticides exceeding thresholds in 2019. Groundwater sites exceeding the threshold varied from 3% to 7% from 2013 to 2019.

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