Slovakia is on the tail of Europe in the purity of water areas
Overall, the ratio of excellent waters in the European Union is improving
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The European Environment Agency has published manage on the best bathing water in Europe. Almost 85% of European bathing facilities have met the strictest “excellent” quality standard. According to the report, they have the best water in Austria, the island of Malta or Greece.
In Slovakia, only more than half of the water bodies of the studied areas achieve excellent quality. Only neighboring Poland ended up worse in terms of measurement.
European Commission under Enviroportal monitored 21 85 samples9 bathing locations in the European Union, Albania and Switzerland. Up to 95.2% of locations met the minimum water quality standards. More than 90% of the areas in Austria, Malta, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark and Germany have achieved the highest “excellent” quality standards.
The Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Lithuanian Virginijus Sinkevičius, was pleased with the results of the measurement. “This is good news for those of us who are going to spend a well-deserved summer vacation in beautiful European bathing locations. Whether we are heading to Greece, to a Hungarian lake or to the banks of a French river, we can be sure that the vast majority of the designated waters are not of good quality. “
According to the report, the quality of coastal areas, which make up two thirds of all sites, remains better overall than inland. Since the adoption of the Bathing Water Directive in 2006, the share of “excellent” sites has increased in recent years, stabilizing at around 88% in coastal and 78% inland areas.
In dams, lakes and gravel pits.19%
There is only 1.5% of low-quality bathing water in Europe. If water quality is classified as “poor”, Member States must respond to a bathing ban or at least a non-bathing recommendation and appropriate remedial action.
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